rake over the coals

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الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية
To call to task or to reprimand severely
{f} scold severely
rake over the coals

    التركية النطق

    reyk ōvır dhi kōlz

    النطق

    /ˈrāk ˈōvər ᴛʜē ˈkōlz/ /ˈreɪk ˈoʊvɜr ðiː ˈkoʊlz/

    علم أصول الكلمات

    [ 'rAk ] (noun.) before 12th century. The earliest example given is from 1565: "S. Augustine, that knewe best how to fetche an heretike ouer the coles." (OED). From the practice of dragging or raking heretics over coals performed by the Catholic Church as a form of torture.
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