put (one) on the griddle



put (one) on the griddle

To criticize someone, usually severely. The boss put me on the griddle after he found out that I was responsible for the error in the report.
See also: on, put

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JaskaYAHS-kahFinnish
Ernie['ɜ:ni]
Onesimos-Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Constantina-Late Roman
Tzipora-Hebrew
JÁChym-Czech