Question of the Day #414

"Strait of Hormuz: UK Ministers Catch Heat for Seizing Iranian Tanker as Tehran Hits Back"
From the headline of this article at Sputnik News.

上記の文で、catch heatの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "catch heat" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎には、catch a lot of heatの訳しかありません。それは、


プレッシャーを感じる

これは、catch heatそのものの意味になる場合もあります。
一般的、catch heatの意味は、「トラブルになる。誰かに、叱られるまたは厳しく非難される」です。



Answer

According to Wiktionary:

(colloquial, idiomatic) To get into trouble with somebody; to be scolded or chastised. 

Examples

• If I miss curfew again, I'm really going to catch heat from my parents.
• It means that whenever a team loses, someone needs to catch heat.
• And I’m going to catch heat for this but the fact that Cardi B is marrying this man shows where she stands too."
• There is very little room for personality in the game today, and when players like Bryce Harper do show their swagger, they catch heat for their actions.
• As Paula Deen continues to catch heat for her numerous alleged racist remarks, comedian Tim Allen has offered up his own views regarding the use of the N-word.