catch heat



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catch heat

To be the target of someone's anger. If I miss curfew again, I'm really going to catch heat from my parents.
See also: catch, heat

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
HyehyeKorean
As'ad-Arabic
Ziyad-Arabic
Roth[rɔ:θ]
Sikandar-Urdu, Pashto
Julianayuy-lee-AH-nah (Dutch), yoo-lee-AH-nah (German), joo-lee-AHN-ə (English)Dutch, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman