put (one) on the hot seat



put (one) on the hot seat

To criticize someone, usually severely. The boss put me on the hot seat after he found out that I was responsible for the error in the report.
See also: hot, on, put, seat

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ala Al-Din-Arabic
Elkins['elkinz]
Daikidah-ee-keeJapanese
Yash-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Kannada
ShenaSHEE-nəEnglish (Modern)
Zaynab-Arabic