warm body
noun1
Idiomatic Any person who is present.
- So when leaders keep around C players (or the warm bodies), the result is almost always worse than having nobody for a short period of time.2014 September 12, Jim Alampi, “How a Warm Body Sometimes Can Be Worse Than Nobody at All”, in Entrepreneur:
- Why just hire a warm body, when you can hire for loyalty?.2013 May 30, “Five Tips to Hire for Loyalty, Not Just a Warm Body”, in HR News Daily:
2
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see warm, body.
- Synonyms
- bums in seats
- Related terms
- room meat