in the hot seat | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Underpressuretoperform; underscrutiny; at the center ofattention.They really put mein the hot seatduring that last job interview. They asked lots of tough questions.2021February 2, Nathaniel Popper, Kellen Browning, Erin Griffith, “Robinhood’s C.E.O. Is in the Hot Seat”, inThe New York Times‎[1],→ISSN:Mr. Tenev, 33, is nowin the hot seatagain after Robinhood abruptly curtailed its customers’ trading last week amid a frenzy in stocks such as GameStop, which were driven sky high by an army of online investors.

Examples:

EN: That's when I wind up in the hot seat...
ES: Y yo acabaré en la silla eléctrica...
EN: It's Georges in the hot seat, not François.
ES: Es Georges quien se sienta hoy en el banquillo, no François.
EN: You and lover boy won't put me in the hot seat.
ES: Tú y tu amorcito no os vais a reír de mí.
EN: Maybe we gonna sit in the hot seat all right, but I got relatives that can use ten G's pretty well. Let's...
ES: Igual nos sentamos en la silla eléctrica pero yo tengo parientes a los que les vendría bien diez mil...
EN: That puts you slap bang in the hot seat, right?
ES: Eso es una bofetada justo en el asiento caliente, ¿no?
EN: All right, now when we're ready, it's Joanna in the hot seat and Catherine the co-driver, okay?
ES: Bien, cuando queráis. Le toca a Joanna conducir y a catherine ir de copiloto. ¿ Vale?
EN: Killing that guard is gonna put our old friend Maxwell Smart right in the hot seat.
ES: Matar a ese guardia pondrá a nuestro amigo Maxwell Smart en la silla eléctrica.
EN: The Count of St-Prix was in the hot seat. Yes, St-Prix...
ES: El conde Louis de Saint-Prix era el punto de mira.
EN: There, on the 18th floor of the G.T.I. building, the branch mangers are put in the hot seat.
ES: Allí, en el piso 18 del Edificio GTI, los directores de las filiales se sientan en el banquillo.
EN: Then I'm back in the hot seat, aren't I?
ES: Entonces estoy de vuelta en el banquillo de los acusados, ¿no es así?
EN: Put slant-eyes in the hot seat and warm up the branding irons... so we can toast his health.
ES: Aten al chino a la silla caliente y pongan el hierro al fuego... y le daremos a esta velada nuestra marca personal.
EN: And in the hot seat is Hot Pants David Silver, who's been pressuring Donna to do the wild thing.
ES: Y también tenemos a pantalones calientes David Silver quien presiona a Donna para hacer la cosa salvaje.
EN: Yes, he's in the hot seat, all right.
ES: Sí, está en la cuerda floja.
EN: If he's out to torture somebody, I'd be happy to get back in the hot seat.
ES: Si quiere torturar, ocuparé gustosamente el lugar.
EN: A buddy of theirs squeaked on 'em and before you knew it, they was busted and sitting in the hot seat in front of the judge.
ES: Un amigo de ellos los delato. y antes de que que lo supieran, fueron arrestados y sentados en el caliente asiento delante del juez.

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