hot seatn.► Slang. The electric chair.
► Informal. A position in which one is subjected to extreme stress or discomfort, as by excessive criticism.
[TahlilGaran] American Dictionary ▲
hot seat n.,
slang 1. The electric chair used to cause death by electrocution in legal executions.
Many a man has controlled a murderous rage when he thought of the hot seat. 2. informal A position in which you can easily get into trouble.
A judge in a beauty contest is on the hot seat. If he chooses one girl, the other girls will be angry with him. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲