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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
Petya-Russian, Bulgarian
TarquinTAHR-kwin (English)History
BettyBET-eeEnglish
Athanasi-Medieval Slavic
Hortensius-Ancient Roman
Luitger-German (Archaic)
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