in the hot seat

also on the hot seat

in a difficult position He suddenly found himself in the hot seat, facing angry residents who wanted him to resign.

in the hot seat

(British, American & Australian) also on the hot seat (American)

in a position where you are responsible for important or difficult things He suddenly found himself in the hot seat, facing a hundred angry residents at a protest meeting. She has been the woman in the hot seat at this company during the last five difficult years. Give me a break -- I've been sitting on the hot seat all morning, fielding phone calls from angry customers!

See hard on heels, hard on the heels of, blow hot and cold, drop like a hot brick

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ager	['eidʒə]
Raina	-	Bulgarian
Melpomene	-	Greek Mythology
Lally	LAL-ee	English (Rare)
Phoibe	-	Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Malloy	['mæləri]