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
TaylaTAY-ləEnglish (Modern)
Sofija-Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Lithuanian, Latvian
Bittor-Basque
Leroy[lə'rɔi]
Bakir-Turkish
Gundisalvus-Ancient Germanic (Latinized)