catch heat en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(colloquial, idiomatic) To get into trouble with somebody; to be scolded or chastised.
Another area in which corporations have been catching heat is in the area of environmental pollution, and justifiably so.
1989, Edwin C. Sims, Capitalism, in Spite of it All, page 296:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| caught heat | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| caught heat | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| catching heat | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| catches heat | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (12)
fi joutua läksytetyksi (to be scolded or chastised) · ru получи́ть нагоня́й (to be scolded or chastised) · pl być ukaranym (to be scolded or chastised) · fi kuulla huutia (to be scolded or chastised) · fr se faire enguirlander (to be scolded or chastised) · fr se faire appeler Arthur (to be scolded or chastised) · ru попа́сть под разда́чу (to be scolded or chastised) · fr se faire sonner les cloches (to be scolded or chastised) · fr se faire remonter les bretelles (to be scolded or chastised) · ru получи́ть взбу́чку (to be scolded or chastised) · ru получи́ть по пе́рвое число́ (to be scolded or chastised) · fr se faire tirer les oreilles (to be scolded or chastised)