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warm the bench

Fig. [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.

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Hills rate Defoe a 5-4 chance to force his way into Capello's team, almost certainly at the expense of Emile Heskey, and the forward is 4-7 to warm the bench. Late goal saves layers a bumper payout by The Racing Post (London, England) McCarthy said he hoped Scolari would see the benefit of the player gaining valuable experience in the Championship rather than have him warm the bench in the Premier League. MAC'S MANCIENNE PLEA TO BIG PHIL by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England) I didn't come here to warm the bench and I don't believe I should be left out now. ROGER: 'I'LL BE GUTTED IF I'M AXED' by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)			wangle wangle from wangle out of wanna want want a piece of me? want back want for want for nothing want in want off want out want out of want to bet want to curl up and die Want to make of it? war war against war over war with ward off warm warm as toast warm body warm over warm the bench warm the cockles of heart warm up warm up to warmed over warn warn about warn against warn away from warn of warn off warpath warrant warts and all was wash wash away wash dirty laundry in public wash down wash hands of wash of wash off wash out wash out of wash over wash overboard			warm over warm over Warm Pipe warm pool Warm Pool Atmosphere warm reactive antibody warm receptors warm receptors warm receptors warm receptors Warm Regards Warm restart Warm restart Warm Saline Bottom-Water warm sector warm sector warm shock syndrome Warm Silence Software Warm site Warm Spare Warm spring Warm spring Warm Springs Warm Springs Correctional Center Warm Springs Forest Products Industries Warm Springs Little League Warm Standby Warm start Warm start Warm swap warm the bench warm the cockles of heart warm the cockles of heart warm the cockles of heart warm the cockles of heart warm through warm to warm tongue warm towards warm towards warm towards warm towards warm up warm up warm up warm up warm up warm up Warm Up Three-Way Catalytic Converter warm up to warm up towards warm up towards warm up towards warm up towards Warm Ups Warm Ups Warm Ups Warm Water Bath warm water blanket warm water blanket warm water blanket

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