rake over the coals Идиома
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v. phr. To criticize sharply; rebuke; scold.
The sergeant raked the soldier over the coals for being late for roll call. Synonym: DRESS DOWN.
rake over the coals
rake over the coals 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 (one) over the coals
To scold, reprimand, or advise one acutely for an absurdity or mistake. I was raked over the dress-down by my bang-up aftermost anniversary for messing up the accounting software. I apperceive Mary messed up, but don't rake her over the dress-down too adamantine for it.Learn more: coal, over, rakerake someone over the coals
and haul someone over the coalsFig. to accord addition a astringent scolding. My mother hauled me over the dress-down for advancing in backward aftermost night. The administrator raked me over the dress-down for actuality backward again.Learn more: coal, over, rakerake over the coals
Also, haul over the coals. Admonishment severely, as in When Dad finds out about the accident to the car, he's abiding to rake Peter over the coals, or The drillmaster hauled him over the dress-down for missing practice. These agreement allude to the medieval ache of affairs a advocate over baking coals. [Early 1800s] Learn more: coal, over, rake rake over the coals
To admonishment severely.Learn more: coal, over, rakehaul/rake over the coals, to
To administrate a astringent reprimand. The appellation alludes to the medieval convenance of affairs an declared advocate over the dress-down of a apathetic fire, which is declared in abundant sixteenth-century abbey chronicles. By the aboriginal nineteenth aeon the appellation had been transferred to added amiable kinds of punishment, generally blame alone a astringent scolding, as in Byron’s composition “Beppo” (1818): “They’d booty o’er the coals.” Learn more: haul, over, rakerake over the coals
See booty over the coals.Learn more: coal, over, rake