put (one) on the griddle

To criticize someone, usually severely. The boss put me on the griddle after he found out that I was responsible for the error in the report.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Francis	FRANT-səs (English)	English, French
Vargas	['wa:gəs]
Sefton	SEF-tən	English (Rare)
Pavel	PAH-vyel (Russian), PAH-veel (Russian)	Russian, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovene, Macedonian
Paden	PAY-dən	English (Rare)
Telesphoros	-	Ancient Greek