on the bench

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on the bench

1. [of a judge] directing a session of court. I have to go to court tomorrow. Who's on the bench? It doesn't matter who's on the bench. You'll get a fair hearing.

2. sitting, waiting for a chance to play in a game. (In sports, such as basketball, football, soccer, etc.) Bill is on the bench now. I hope he gets to play. John played during the first quarter, but now he's on the bench.

See also: bench

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He took it from her hastily, caught up the one that was on the bench, and rushed away. Adieu by de Balzac, Honore View in context A party of constables with their staves followed the sheriff, preceding Marmaduke and four plain, grave-looking yeomen, who were his associates on the bench. The Pioneers by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context The Time Traveller put the lamp down on the bench, and ran his hand along the damaged rail. The Time Machine by Wells, H.G. View in context			on sale on say-so on schedule on second thought on shaky ground on short notice on shoulders on side on sight on speaking terms on spec on standby on steroids on tail on tap on target on tenterhooks on the air on the alert on the attack on the average on the back burner on the ball on the bandwagon on the beam on the bench on the bias on the bird on the bleeding edge on the blink on the block on the boil on the books on the borderline on the bright side on the brink on the brink of on the bubble on the button on the carpet on the case on the cheap on the contrary on the cusp on the cutting edge on the cutting room floor on the defensive on the dole on the dot on the double on the edge			on the auction block on the auction block on the auction block on the auction block on the auction block on the average on the average on the back burner on the back burner on the back burner on the back burner on the ball on the ball on the ball on the ball on the ball On the Ball City on the bandwagon on the barrelhead on the barrelhead on the barrelhead on the barrelhead on the basis of a year On the Beach On the Beach On the Beach (disambiguation) on the beam on the beam on the beam on the beam on the bench on the bias on the bird On the bit On the bit On the bit On the bit On the bit on the bleeding edge on the blink on the blink on the blink on the blink on the block on the block on the block on the block on the block on the block On the Board on the boil on the bone on the bone on the bone on the books On the Border On the Borderline on the bottom rung On the bow On the bow on the brain

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