take the heat

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Endure severe censure or criticism, as in He was known for being able to take the heat during a crisis. This idiom uses heat in the sense of “intense pressure,” as in if you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen. [First half of 1900s]

Words nearby take the heat

take the edge off, take the fall, take the field, take the fifth, take the floor, take the heat, take the initiative, take the law into one's hands, take the liberty of, take the load off, take the plunge

Words related to take the heat

decline, drop, fall, miss, succumb, yield