hot seat

noun

, Slang.

1. electric chair.
2. a highly uncomfortable or embarrassing situation:

   I'm in the hot seat because of the contract I lost.

hot seat

noun

1. informal.
   a precarious, difficult, or dangerous position
2. a slang term for electric chair

Word History and Origins

Origin of hot seat¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

So, who are the potential star signings that could fill the vacant hot seat to become the show's sixth main presenter in its 60-year history?

From BBC

Equally obvious is how this is all still in the embryonic stage of Bellamy’s time in the international hot seat.

From BBC

“That means that Republicans are in the hot seat in most of these districts.”

From Salon

Google isn’t the only tech firm in the hot seat over antitrust concerns.

From Los Angeles Times

Recently, Dillon spoke to The Times about how the special was born, his commitment to finding the realest people out there to sit in the hot seat and what their stories tell us about America.

From Los Angeles Times