empty chair

1. A chair which is used to personify the client's object of conflict

2. A podium or chair left empty to highlight the absence of someone from a debate.

3. A position held by someone who is absent or otherwise ineffectual.

1. Tom sat down on an empty chair.

   ruТом сел на свободный стул.

   deTom setzte sich auf einen freien Stuhl.

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2. Matthew began to rock the empty chair back and forth with his foot.

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3. Tom glanced at the empty chair beside him.

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4. The empty chair at the dinner table was a constant reminder of his absence.

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5. Oleg kept staring at Rima’s empty chair.

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