- haul 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.
English dictionary. 2014.
haul someone over the coals
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haul someone over the coals — If you haul someone over the coals, you reprimand them severely … The small dictionary of idiomes
haul 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… … Useful english dictionary
haul someone over the coals — drag/haul (someone) over the coals to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong. If I make a spelling mistake, I get hauled over the coals by my boss. They dragged her over the coals for being late with her assignment.… … New idioms dictionary
haul sb over the coals — US also rake sb over the coals) ► to criticize someone severely for something they have done: »Top ministers were hauled over the coals by the select committee for failing to disclose vital information in the inquiry. Main Entry: ↑haul … Financial and business terms
haul/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 … Useful english dictionary
haul someone over the coals — see coal. → haul … English new terms dictionary
haul/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 … Useful english dictionary
haul (also N. Amer. rake) someone over the coals — reprimand someone severely. → coal … English new terms dictionary
drag someone over the coals — drag/haul (someone) over the coals to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong. If I make a spelling mistake, I get hauled over the coals by my boss. They dragged her over the coals for being late with her assignment.… … New idioms dictionary
rake someone over the coals — rake (or haul) someone over the coals reprimand someone severely * * * rake (someone) over the coals see ↑coal • • • Main Entry: ↑rake … Useful english dictionary
