Warm 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
- The rookie player had to warm the bench for the entire season due to his lack of experience.
- Jones was forced to warm the bench after a series of poor performances on the field.
- After a minor injury, Smith had to warm the bench for a few weeks to recover.
- The talented young athlete had to warm the bench for the first half of the game, waiting for her turn to shine.
- Raj, the backup quarterback, had to warm the bench as the team preferred to start with their star player.