Definition
Under pressure to perform; under scrutiny; at the center of attention.
In Context
- "They really put me in the hot seat during that last job interview. They asked lots of tough questions."
- "Mr. Tenev, 33, is now in the hot seat again 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."