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单词 rake someone over the coals
释义

rake someone over the coals


DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong. The British expression is haul someone over the coals

    I should have raked him over the coals for not giving me all of his files.

    Synonyms and related words

    To say something, or to speak to someone in an angry way
See also main entry: coalSee also main entry: coal
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