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warm the bench
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | warm the bench - be out of the game; "Miller was riding the bench in Saturday's game"ride the benchathletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competitionlaze, slug, idle, stagnate - be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning" |
warm the bench
warm the benchOf a player or players in a team sport, to be situated on the perimeter of the playing area (often literally seated on a bench) but not actively participating in play. The term can refer to players who are available to play or those who are ineligible due to injury, suspension, etc. The players warming the bench might have a big impact on this game if the starters need to come out. He's been warming the bench all season due to problems with his hip. If she gets another penalty, she'll be warming the bench for the rest of the game.See also: bench, warmwarm the benchFig. [for a player] to remain out of play during a game—seated on a bench. John spent the whole game warming the bench. Mary never warms the bench. She plays from the beginning to the end.See also: bench, warmwarm the benchAlso, ride the bench. Be a secondary or substitute participant; wait one's turn to participate. For example, I can't wait till the head of accounting retires; I've been warming the bench for years . This expression comes from such sports as baseball and football, and their standard practice of having substitute players sit on a bench in case they are needed in a game. [Slang; early 1900s] See also: bench, warmwarm the bench
Synonyms for warm the benchverb be out of the gameSynonymsRelated Words- athletics
- sport
- laze
- slug
- idle
- stagnate
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