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hot seat

noun as in painful or difficult situation

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In May, Lineker held back tears as he signed off from his final edition of Match of the Day after 26 years in the hot seat and officially left the BBC.

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Chris Brown’s latest tour has landed him in the hot seat over trademark issues.

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Most folks think Riley is not on a hot seat because of the untenable cost of his buyout, reportedly in the neighborhood of $80 million.

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Lineker signed off from his final edition of Match of the Day in May after 26 years in the hot seat.

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The crackdown comes as the county has once again found itself in the hot seat with state regulators.

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