be (as) thin as a rake イディオム

hit the brakes

step on the brakes in a car or vehicle, try to stop When I saw that the other car couldn't stop, I hit the brakes.

jam on the brakes

quickly put the brakes on in a car to stop He jammed on the brakes and was able to avoid hitting the child.

muckrake

gossip, tell bad stories If you talk about your opponent, try to avoid muckraking.

rake in the dough

receive a lot of money, earn a large salary or profit When he played pro basketball he was raking in the dough.

rake in the money

make a lot of money We have been raking in the money at our restaurant and will soon be able to go on a long holiday.

rake someone over the coals

scold, reprimand His boss raked him over the coals when he heard about the lost sales report.

rake you over the coals

lecture you, scold you, ask you to explain I got raked over the coals for taking the car without asking.

rake up

Idiom(s): rake up sth

Theme: DISCOVERY

to uncover something unpleasant and remind people about it.
• The young journalist raked up the old scandal about the senator.
• The politician's opponents are trying to rake up some unpleasant details about his past.

rake sth off

Idiom(s): rake sth off

Theme: THEFT

to steal or embezzle a portion of a payment. (Slang.)
• They claimed that no one was raking anything off and that the money was only mislaid.
• The county treasurer was caught raking off some of the tax money.

rake sb over the coals

Idiom(s): rake someone over the coals AND haul someone over the coals

Theme: SCOLDING

to give someone a severe scolding.
• My mother hauled me over the coals for coming in late last night.
• The manager raked me over the coals for being late again.

be (as) attenuate as a rake

To be acutely angular or slender. I'm absolutely afraid about Claire, she's as attenuate as a rake! I've consistently been attenuate as a rake, alike back I try to backpack on some muscle.Learn more: rake, thin

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rarin' to go rap one's knuckles rant and rave about rank and file ramble on about rally around rake up rake sth off rake sb over the coals raise the devil raise some eyebrows raise one's voice raise one's sights raise hob with raise havoc with raise an objection to rain sth out