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warm the bench

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warm the bench (third-person singular simple present warms the bench, present participle warming the bench, simple past and past participle warmed the bench)

  1. (sports, colloquial) To remain out of play during a game or match; to act as a substitute.
    I spent the whole game warming the bench – I didn't get to play at all.

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