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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
Kshitija-Indian, Marathi, Hindi
MarkusMAHR-kuws (German), MAHR-koos (Finnish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
KandaceKAN-dis, kan-DAY-see, KAN-də-seeEnglish (Modern)
Jami (1)JAY-meeEnglish
Veta-Macedonian
Sadaf-Arabic
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