haul someone over the coals

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To express anger with someone in no uncertain terms when they do something wrong. UK,idiomatic
    — The teacher hauled him over the coals for not doing his homework.

词形变化

hauls someone over the coals present,singular,third-person hauling someone over the coals participle,present hauled someone over the coals participle,past hauled someone over the coals past

词源

In reference to a punishment once meted out to heretics.
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