Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
под раскаленным утюгом
English translation:
in the hot seat
Added to glossary by
Turdimurod Rakhmanov
May 17, 2020 05:49
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Russian term
Kyrgyzstan
Education, Legal, Technical & Medical
Native in: Uzbek (Variants: Tashkent, Ferghana valley, Samarkand-Bukhara, Khorezm) 
, Kirghiz
Works in: English to Uzbek, English to Kirghiz, English to Kazakh, and 26 more.
под раскаленным утюгом
Russian to English
Other
Journalism
News
Даже начальник ХХХ под раскаленным утюгом.
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
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50 mins
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on the hot seat
one possibility (US)
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Note added at 1 hr (2020-05-17 07:03:45 GMT)
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I think both are common and they mean the same, but yes, "in" may be a little more common
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Note added at 1 hr (2020-05-17 07:03:45 GMT)
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I think both are common and they mean the same, but yes, "in" may be a little more common
Note from asker:
| This was one of my varients, but it was to be in the hot seat? IN US on the hot seat? |
| I think they are the same. Thank you, mrrafe! |
Peer comment(s):
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Tatiana Bobritsky (X)
1 day 12 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, everyone!"
5 hrs
Irina Stanford
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Russian
United Kingdom
EN > RU Translator
Native in: Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia)
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
between a rock and a hard place
To be in a very difficult situation and to have to make a hard decision
Reference:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/be-caught-between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place
https://www.multitran.com/m.exe?s=between+a+rock+and+a+hard+place&l1=1&l2=2
Peer comment(s):
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mrrafe
: This means hard decision. In hot seat means failure will have serious consequences.
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Другие значения "between a rock and a hard place" на русском: "между молотом и наковальней", "меж двух огней", "в безвыходном положении" - https://www.multitran.com/m.exe?l1=1&l2=2&s=between a rock a... По-моему довольно точно передает смысл
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6 hrs
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
On time, on target, on budget.
Native in: English 
, Polish
Works in: Polish to English, English to Polish, Russian to Polish, and 1 more.
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20
under the gun/under intense pressure
Some examples of the sense of the expression:
Точного ответа, в какой момент выгодно купить доллары или евро – сейчас, на следующей неделе или через месяц – вам никто не даст. Даже руководитель Центробанка под раскаленным утюгом. Любой прогноз будет не точней прогноза погоды. Поэтому мой совет универсален и прост.
https://www.sberometer.ru/tips/when-buy-usd.php
Звонок мне поступил на мобильник от одного ну очень известного человека. Даже под раскалённым утюгом его имя не назову.
http://agroobzor.ru/fel/a-44.html
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under the gun
In a stressful situation that requires quick action, often to meet a deadline; under pressure.
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/under the gun
Точного ответа, в какой момент выгодно купить доллары или евро – сейчас, на следующей неделе или через месяц – вам никто не даст. Даже руководитель Центробанка под раскаленным утюгом. Любой прогноз будет не точней прогноза погоды. Поэтому мой совет универсален и прост.
https://www.sberometer.ru/tips/when-buy-usd.php
Звонок мне поступил на мобильник от одного ну очень известного человека. Даже под раскалённым утюгом его имя не назову.
http://agroobzor.ru/fel/a-44.html
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under the gun
In a stressful situation that requires quick action, often to meet a deadline; under pressure.
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/under the gun
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6 hrs
under the branding iron
this is maybe the right meaning.
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"Нет маршала, нет лошади"
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Note added at 7 heures (2020-05-17 13:18:35 GMT)
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"Нет маршала, нет лошади"
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
The Misha
: So you think the boss is a horse? Or a cow, perhaps?:)))
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9 hrs
and even the boss [or whatever you want to call начальника] is being grilled
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Tatiana Bobritsky (X)
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Спасибо, Татьяна.
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Katya Kesten
Native in English
Works in field
High-End Localization & Transcreation
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Russian to English, English
hard-pressed to
The equivalent of being under a scalding hot iron would be having a gun to your head.
hold a gun to (one’s head): to force or pressure someone to do something
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/hold a gun to head
But, it seems like you’re actually looking for something else, from the discussion:
“даже начальник не может сказать что будет дальше. Вообще то смысл такой”
Even Boss X would be hard-pressed to…
(ameliorate the situation,
resolve the issue,
predict how the situation might unfold,
etc)
be hard-pressed (to do something)-used for saying something is difficult to do or unlikely to happen
https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/be-ha...
Or, “Even if Boss X had a gun to his head, he’d be hard-pressed to…”
“Even if with a gun to his head, Boss X would be hard-pressed to…”
However, unless this is an editorial (opinion piece), I’d avoid using the gun expression.
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Note added at 11 hrs (2020-05-17 16:51:15 GMT)
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Oops, the second to last sentence was supposed to read: "Even with a gun to his head, Boss X would be hard-pressed to…"
hold a gun to (one’s head): to force or pressure someone to do something
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/hold a gun to head
But, it seems like you’re actually looking for something else, from the discussion:
“даже начальник не может сказать что будет дальше. Вообще то смысл такой”
Even Boss X would be hard-pressed to…
(ameliorate the situation,
resolve the issue,
predict how the situation might unfold,
etc)
be hard-pressed (to do something)-used for saying something is difficult to do or unlikely to happen
https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/be-ha...
Or, “Even if Boss X had a gun to his head, he’d be hard-pressed to…”
“Even if with a gun to his head, Boss X would be hard-pressed to…”
However, unless this is an editorial (opinion piece), I’d avoid using the gun expression.
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Note added at 11 hrs (2020-05-17 16:51:15 GMT)
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Oops, the second to last sentence was supposed to read: "Even with a gun to his head, Boss X would be hard-pressed to…"
Discussion
But hot seat means fear, suffering, fear of failure. It doesn't mean rock & hard place. If раскаленным утюгом means dilemma or rock & hard place, then hot seat is wrong and I apologize, the mistake is mine.