Bill has been warming the bench for three football seasons; he hopes that the coach will let him play this year.
Last year Ted was only a bench warmer, but this year he is the team's star pitcher.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
warm the bench — {v. phr.}, {informal} To act as a substitute on an athletic team. * /Bill has been warming the bench for three football seasons; he hopes that the coach will let him play this year./ [bench warmer] {n.}, {informal} A substitute player. * /Last… … Dictionary of American idioms
warm the bench — {v. phr.}, {informal} To act as a substitute on an athletic team. * /Bill has been warming the bench for three football seasons; he hopes that the coach will let him play this year./ [bench warmer] {n.}, {informal} A substitute player. * /Last… … Dictionary of American idioms
warm the bench — verb be out of the game Miller was riding the bench in Saturday s game • Syn: ↑ride the bench • Topics: ↑sport, ↑athletics • Hypernyms: ↑idle, ↑laze, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
warm the bench — not participate in a sports game … English contemporary dictionary
ride the bench — verb be out of the game (Freq. 1) Miller was riding the bench in Saturday s game • Syn: ↑warm the bench • Topics: ↑sport, ↑athletics • Hypernyms: ↑idle, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
warm — warmer, n. warmish, adj. warmly, adv. warmness, n. /wawrm/, adj., warmer, warmest, v., n. adj. 1. having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath … Universalium
warm — {{11}}warm (adj.) O.E. wearm, from P.Gmc. *warmaz (Cf. O.S., O.Fris., M.Du., O.H.G., Ger. warm, O.N. varmr, Goth. warmjan to warm ), from PIE *gwher (Cf. Skt. gharmah heat; O.Pers. Garmapada , name of the fourth month, corresponding to June/July … Etymology dictionary
bench — See: ON THE BENCH, WARM THE BENCH … Dictionary of American idioms
bench — See: ON THE BENCH, WARM THE BENCH … Dictionary of American idioms
bench — See: on the bench,warm the bench … Словарь американских идиом
