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
Ruwa-Arabic
Nirmal-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Nepali
Prabhat-Indian, Hindi
Siddharth-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Ronne-Frisian
Osvaldo-Spanish, Italian, Portuguese