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
Janan-Arabic
Dunlap['dunlæp]
Xoana-Galician
Celyn-Welsh
Mihael-Slovene, Croatian
Imrich-Slovak