单词 | to rake a person over the coals |
释义 | > as lemmasto rake a person over the coals P4. transitive. Originally U.S. to rake a person over the coals: to reprimand a person harshly; to take a person to task. Cf. to haul (a person) over the coals at coal n. Phrases 5. ΚΠ 1864 W. H. Thomes Gold Hunters' Adventures lxxxiii. 558 The home government will hear of the matter, and rake us over the coals for it. 1918 Washington Post 28 Jan. 5/5 The captain called him aside and raked him over the coals for his untidy appearance. 1989 G. Early Tuxedo Junction iii. vi. 139 There is nothing easier than to rake.. [him] over the coals for his sexism. 2002 D. M. Allen Psychotherapy with Borderline Patients (2003) iii. 46 She lambasted her husband in the nastiest..manner imaginable, raking him over the coals for his lack of attentiveness and help. < as lemmas |
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