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
Augustina-Ancient Roman
Samiya-Arabic
Letitialə-TISH-əEnglish
BronwenBRAHN-wenWelsh
Rogierro-KHEERDutch
SynnØVe-Norwegian