warm the bench

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warm the bench - be out of the game; "Miller was riding the bench in Saturday's game"

ride the bench

athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

laze, slug, idle, stagnate - be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning"

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idle laze ride the bench slug stagnate			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)			warily Wariment Warine wariness Warish warison Warji wark Warkloom Warks Warley warlike Warlikeness Warling warlock warlockry warlord Warlpiri Warly warm warm boot warm front warm over warm sector warm start warm the bench warm through warm to warm up warm-blooded warm-down warm-hearted warm-heartedness warm-toned warm-up warm-ups warmed warmed-over warmed-up warmer Warmful warmhearted warmheartedness warming warming pan warmish warmly Warmness warmonger warmongering warmouth			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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