Ride The Bench (Verb)
Meaning
Be out of the game; "Miller was riding the bench in Saturday's game".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- Johnson was riding the bench for most of the last quarter due to his poor performance.
- Since he struggled with his passes, Thompson found himself riding the bench more often than not.
- The injured defender started riding the bench after a hard fall in the previous match.
- Harrison was riding the bench until the coach called him in to replace the injured forward.
- In the second half, Jackson was riding the bench as his teammates fought to tie the score.