rake over the coals

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rake over the coals 的定义

  1. Also, haul over the coals. Reprimand severely, as in When Dad finds out about the damage to the car, he's sure to rake Peter over the coals, or The coach hauled him over the coals for missing practice. These terms allude to the medieval torture of pulling a heretic over red-hot coals. [Early 1800s]

rake over the coals 近义词

v. 动词 verb

criticize harshly

更多rake over the coals例句

  1. France 24 is providing live, round-the-clock coverage of both scenes as they progress.
  2. They are always suspended over a precipice, dangling by a slender thread that shows every sign of snapping.
  3. And now, similarly, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee: "Bend over and take it like a prisoner!"
  4. Perhaps on his own nowadays, Epstein is trying his best to webmaster over a dozen URLs.
  5. But yes, I pictured a James Bond-type just sauntering over to her.
  6. It is most peculiar, and when he plays that way, the most bewitching little expression comes over his face.
  7. All over the world the just claims of organized labor are intermingled with the underground conspiracy of social revolution.
  8. After we had passed over this desert, we found several garisons to defend the caravans from the violence of the Tartars.
  9. After relievedly giving the pistol to the nearest soldier, he stumbled quickly over to Brion and took his hand.
  10. Solely over one man therein thou hast quite absolute control.