Idiom
catch heat
Meaning
To get into trouble with somebody; to be scolded or chastised.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I will catch heat if I arrive late again.”
“The manager caught heat from the board of directors after the project failed to meet its deadline.”
“The politician knew he would catch heat from the press for his controversial remarks, yet he refused to retract them.”
Examples
simple
“I will catch heat if I arrive late again.”
contextual
“The manager caught heat from the board of directors after the project failed to meet its deadline.”
complex
“The politician knew he would catch heat from the press for his controversial remarks, yet he refused to retract them.”
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