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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Laoghaire	-	Irish
Maylis	-	French
Olyvia	ə-LIV-ee-ə	English (Rare)
Magni	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Sheldon	SHEL-dən	English
Aristide	ah-ree-STEE-de (Italian)	French, Italian