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hot seat
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hot seat
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hot seat
noun
hot seat
noun
Learner's definition of HOT SEAT
the hot seat
:
the position of someone who is in trouble or is being asked many difficult or embarrassing questions
When the company ran into financial trouble, it was the accountant who found herself in
the hot seat
.
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