blind coal /blaindkoul/(as) black as coal Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
rake someone over the coals
rake you over the coals
rake sb over the coals
Idiom(s): rake someone over the coals AND haul someone over the coalsTheme: 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.
carry coals to Newcastle
Idiom(s): carry coals to NewcastleTheme: NEED - LACKING
to do something unnecessary; to do something that is redundant or duplicative. (Newcastle is an English town from which coal was shipped to other parts of England.)
• Taking food to a farmer is like carrying coals to Newcastle.
• Mr. Smith is so rich he doesn't need any more money. To give him money is like carrying coals to Newcastle.
haul sb over the coals
Idiom(s): rake someone over the coals AND haul someone over the coalsTheme: 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.
At the coalface
If you work at the coalface, you deal with the real problems and issues, rather than sitting in a office discussing things in a detached way.Canary in a coal mine
(UK) A canary in a coal mine is an early warning of danger.Coals to Newcastle
(UK) Taking, bringing, or carrying coals to Newcastle is doing something that is completely unnecessary.Heap coals on someone's head
To do something nice or kind to someone who has been nasty to you. If someone felt bad because they forgot to get you a Christmas gift, for you to buy them a specially nice gift is heaping coals on their head. ('Heap coals of fire' is also used.)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.(như) đen như than
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