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
OtÁVia	-	Portuguese (Brazilian)
Ager	['eidʒə]
Eleazar	el-ee-AY-zər (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Josse	-	French (Rare), Medieval French
Hyacinth	['haiəsinθ]
Sharona	shə-RON-ə	English (Rare)