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
Gentian-Albanian
KatariinaKAH-tah-ree:-nah (Finnish)Finnish, Estonian
Mayrbek-Chechen
Heydar-Persian
EberhardE-ber-hahrt (German)German, Ancient Germanic
Aafje-Dutch