Hot seat?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="seat">seat</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="coaches">coaches</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="season">season</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="coaches">coaches</span> <span word="may">may</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="season">season</span>.</p><p><span word="Usually">Usually</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="seat">seat</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="field">field</span>. <span word="Expectations">Expectations</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="management">management</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="huge">huge</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="met">met</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="least">least</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p><span word="These">These</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="landing">landing</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="managerial">managerial</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="seat">seat</span>, <span word="be">be</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span>, <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="what">what</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> (<span word="and">and</span> <span word="hopefully">hopefully</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>-<span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="too">too</span>).</p><p><span word="But">But</span>, <span word="originally">originally</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> – <span word="death">death</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="exact">exact</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="original">original</span> “<span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="seat">seat</span>”, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electrical">electrical</span> <span word="chair">chair</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="prisoner">prisoner</span> <span word="sits">sits</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="executed">executed</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="Get">Get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="picture">picture</span>?</p><p><span word="Sorry">Sorry</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visualize">visualize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span>.</p>
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