haul someone over the coals

短语

发音

AU

词形变化

hauled someone over the coals hauling someone over the coals hauls someone over the coals 三单 hauls someone over the coals hauling someone over the coals 现在分词 hauled someone over the coals 过去式 hauled someone over the coals 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

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

    英国 习语

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

词源

In reference to a punishment once meted out to heretics.

来源：wiktionary