rake over the coals

Speech parts

1. rake over the coals - Verb

2. rake over the coals - Phrase

Meaning

rake over the coals (third-person singular simple present rakes over the coals, present participle raking over the coals, simple past and past participle raked over the coals)

(idiomatic) To call to task or to reprimand severely.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

chastise chasten reprimand reprove castigate lambaste dress down tell off haul someone over the coals tear a strip off someone

Words in the phrase

rake over the coals

Close letter words and terms

rake out rake over rake over old coals rake receiver rake someone over the coals rake through