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Haul someone over the coals

verb

Definitions

1.verbTo express anger with someone in no uncertain terms when they do something wrong.

"The teacher hauled him over the coals for not doing his homework."

Synonyms

berate give someone a dressing down give someone a telling off rake someone over the coals read someone the riot act scold tear a strip off someone tear someone a new asshole tear someone a new one tell someone off pull someone over the coals work over

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