to rake someone over the coals
1rake someone over the coals — rake (or haul) someone over the coals reprimand someone severely * * * rake (someone) over the coals see ↑coal • • • Main Entry: ↑rake …
2rake someone over the coals — (USA) If you rake someone over the coals, you criticize or scold them severely …
3rake someone over the coals — (USA) If you rake someone over the coals, you criticize or scold them severely. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
4haul/rake someone over the coals — haul/rake (someone) over the coals informal : to criticize (someone) very severely I arrived late for the meeting and was immediately hauled over the coals by my boss. • • • Main Entry: ↑coal …
5rake someone over the coals — North American way of saying haul someone over the coals (see coal). → rake …
6haul (also N. Amer. rake) someone over the coals — reprimand someone severely. → coal …
7haul someone over the coals — british phrase to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong. The American expression is rake someone over the coals . Thesaurus: to criticize, accuse or blamesynonym to say something, or to speak to someone in an angry… …
8haul someone over the coals — British to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong. The American expression is rake someone over the coals …
9rake over the coals — phrasal : to censure severely : reprimand, scold was raked over the coals for his habitual lateness * * * rake (someone) over the coals see ↑coal • • • Main Entry: ↑rake …
10haul/rake over the coals — haul/rake (someone) over the coals informal : to criticize (someone) very severely I arrived late for the meeting and was immediately hauled over the coals by my boss. • • • Main Entry: ↑coal …
