rake over the coals
101oppugn — v 1. criticize, attack, assail, impugn, flay, light into, Inf. lace into, Sl. rip or tear into; Inf. pan, put down, Inf. knock, shoot down, Sl. blast, Sl. let [s.o.] have it; haul or rake over the coals, Sl. cut up or to pieces, pick apart, pick… …
102tell off — [v] reprimand; criticize harshly berate, censure, chide, give piece of one’s mind*, give tongue lashing*, lecture, rail, rake over the coals*, rebuke, reproach, reprove, revile, scold, take to task*, tick off*, upbraid, vituperate; concepts 44,52 …
103raker — Ⅰ. rake [1] ► NOUN ▪ an implement consisting of a pole with a toothed crossbar or fine tines at the end, used for drawing together leaves, cut grass, etc. or smoothing loose soil or gravel. ► VERB 1) draw together with a rake. 2) make smooth with …
104coal — coalless, adj. /kohl/, n. 1. a black or dark brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Cf. anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite. 2. a piece of glowing, charred, or burned wood or other… …
105coal — W2S3 [kəul US koul] n [: Old English; Origin: col] 1.) [U] a hard black mineral which is dug out of the ground and burnt to produce heat ▪ Put some coal on the fire. ▪ the coal mining industry ▪ a lump of coal 2.) [C usually plural] a piece of… …
106haul — haul1 [ho:l US ho:l] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : French; Origin: haler to pull ] 1.) to pull something heavy with a continuous steady movement haul sth off/onto/out of etc sth ▪ She hauled her backpack onto her back. ▪ the steam locomotive which… …
107Mad (magazine) — Mad Editor Harvey Kurtzman (1952–1956); Al Feldstein (1956–1984); John Ficarra (1984– ) and Nick Meglin (1984–2004) Categories Satirical magazine Frequency …
108coal — [ koul ] noun *** uncount a hard black substance that is dug from the ground and burned as fuel to provide heat: Put some more coal on the fire. coal dust a piece/lump of coal a. uncount used for talking about the industry of digging coal out of… …
109coal — noun 1 (U) a black mineral which is dug from the earth and burnt to produce heat: Bring in some coal for the fire. | the coal industry 2 (countable usually plural) a piece of coal, especially one that is burning 3 carry/take coals to Newcastle… …
110haul — haul1 [ hɔl ] verb transitive * 1. ) to pull or carry something heavy from one place to another with a lot of effort: DRAG: Rescue workers attached the men to ropes before hauling them to safety. haul something/someone to/up/into etc.: I hauled… …
