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
Thaddaios-Biblical Greek
Benigna-Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Late Roman
HÜSeyn-Azerbaijani
Dianedee-AHN (French), die-AN (English)French, English
Maaike-Dutch
BurkeBURKEnglish