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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Attfield	['ætfi:ld]
Ashok	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali
Boyce	[bɔis]
Rosy	ROZ-ee	English
Lora	LAWR-a (English)	English, Italian
Lexi	LEKS-ee	English