rake over 成语
Rake over old coals
(UK) If you go back to old problems and try to bring them back, making trouble for someone, you are raking over old coals.
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v. phr. To criticize sharply; rebuke; scold.
The sergeant raked the soldier over the coals for being late for roll call. Synonym: DRESS DOWN.
rake over the coals
rake over the coals Also,
haul over the coals. Reprimand severely, as in
When Dad finds out about the damage to the car, he's sure to rake Peter over the coals, or
The coach hauled him over the coals for missing practice. These terms allude to the medieval torture of pulling a heretic over red-hot coals. [Early 1800s]
rake over
To conduct a absolute examination, analysis, or analysis of something. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "rake" and "over." I spent all night raking the capacity of aftermost night's adventure over in my mind. The aggregation raked over all the applicants to acquisition the appropriate being for the job. Investigators accept been raking over the bits from the even crash, attractive for hints as to what ability accept acquired the accident.Learn more: over, rakerake over
v. To revisit or reexamine article in detail, abnormally article that is unpleasant: I don't appetite to rake over accomplished arguments. They insisted on raking the adventure over abounding times.
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