Meaning: charcoals 
'tʃɑːkəʊl
n.
a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air
a stick of black carbon material used for drawing
a very dark grey color
a drawing made with a stick of black carbon material
v.
draw, trace, or represent with charcoal
adj.
of a very dark grey
be raking over the coals Idiom, Proverb
rake someone over the coals
rake you over the coals
rake sb over the coals
Idiom(s): rake someone over the coals AND haul someone over the coalsTheme: SCOLDING
to give someone a severe scolding.
• My mother hauled me over the coals for coming in late last night.
• The manager raked me over the coals for being late again.
carry coals to Newcastle
Idiom(s): carry coals to NewcastleTheme: NEED - LACKING
to do something unnecessary; to do something that is redundant or duplicative. (Newcastle is an English town from which coal was shipped to other parts of England.)
• Taking food to a farmer is like carrying coals to Newcastle.
• Mr. Smith is so rich he doesn't need any more money. To give him money is like carrying coals to Newcastle.
haul sb over the coals
Idiom(s): rake someone over the coals AND haul someone over the coalsTheme: SCOLDING
to give someone a severe scolding.
• My mother hauled me over the coals for coming in late last night.
• The manager raked me over the coals for being late again.
Coals to Newcastle
(UK) Taking, bringing, or carrying coals to Newcastle is doing something that is completely unnecessary.Heap coals on someone's head
To do something nice or kind to someone who has been nasty to you. If someone felt bad because they forgot to get you a Christmas gift, for you to buy them a specially nice gift is heaping coals on their head. ('Heap coals of fire' is also used.)Rake over old coals
(UK) If you go back to old problems and try to bring them back, making trouble for someone, you are raking over old coals.carry coals to Newcastle|Newcastle|carry|coal|coal
v. phr. To do something unnecessary; bring or furnish something of which there is plenty. The man who waters his grass after a good rain is carrying coals to Newcastle. Joe was carrying coals to Newcastle when he told the doctor how to cure a cold. (Newcastle is an English city near many coal mines, and coal is sent out from there to other places.)heap coals of fire on one's head|coals|fire|head|h
v. phr., literary To be kind or helpful to someone who has done wrong to you, so that he is ashamed. Alice heaped coals of fire on Mary's head by inviting her to a party after Mary had gossiped about her. Jean Valjean stole the Bishop's silver, but the Bishop heaped coals of fire on his head by giving the silver to him.be raking over the coals
To be abode on article unpleasant. Primarily heard in UK. Yeah, you fabricated a mistake, but it's one we can calmly fix, so stop raking over the coals.Learn more: coal, over, rakebe raking over the coals
orbe raking over the ashes
mainly BRITISHIf addition is raking over the coals or is raking over the ashes, they are talking about article that happened in the accomplished which you anticipate should now be forgotten. Yes, we fabricated mistakes in the past, but let us not decay time raking over the dress-down back there is adamantine assignment to be done. Why charge we accumulate raking over the ashes, causing ache to so abounding people?Learn more: coal, over, rake
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