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Julia Huong
2021-10-18 11:10
Bench warmer singular noun informal
A player who sits on the bench for the most of the game while waiting to play.
If you don't want to be a bench warmer forever, you have to make more efforts.
My wife despises me because I am just a bench warmer.
James will become a bench warmer in case Tim is injured.
If someone is going through a purple patch, that means they have a very successful or lucky period, especially in sports.
To do one's best or try one's best to do something
A spectator at a sporting event boos at a specific competitor after something they didn't like happen.
A favor done in exchange for another favor.
1. Used when you accept something as an exchange in return for something especially as part of a compromise
2. Do something alternately
Plural nouns: bench warmers.
The phrase dates from the early 1900s.
Do you see anything wrong?
This phrase is used to describe something very modern or updated or something that no longer looks like what it's used to.
It has been a long time since I left my high school, and now I have to admit that it's certainly not your father's high school anymore.
