haul
61haul someone over the coals — british phrase to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong. The American expression is rake someone over the coals . Thesaurus: to criticize, accuse or blamesynonym to say something, or to speak to someone in an angry… …
62haul|a|bout — «HL uh BOWT», noun. U.S. a vessel resembling a barge, used for coaling ships …
63haul|age|way — «H lihj WAY», noun. a passage in a coal mine used for hauling coal …
64haul|age — «H lihj», noun. 1. the act or process of hauling. 2. the force used in hauling. 3. a charge made for hauling, especially that made by a railroad for cars or goods hauled. 4. a charge made by a railroad for the use of a line of track …
65haul|ier — «HL yuhr», noun. Especially British. one that hauls; hauler …
66haul|ing ground — «H lihng», a place where young male seals congregate, as contrasted with the rookery occupied by breeding seals …
67haul|yard — «HL yuhrd», noun. = halyard. (Cf. ↑halyard) …
68haul/rake someone over the coals — haul/rake (someone) over the coals informal : to criticize (someone) very severely I arrived late for the meeting and was immediately hauled over the coals by my boss. • • • Main Entry: ↑coal …
69haul/rake over the coals — haul/rake (someone) over the coals informal : to criticize (someone) very severely I arrived late for the meeting and was immediately hauled over the coals by my boss. • • • Main Entry: ↑coal …
70haul somebody over the coals — haul sb over the ˈcoals idiom (BrE) (NAmE rake sb over the ˈcoals) to criticize sb severely because they have done sth wrong • I was hauled over the coals by my boss for being late. Main e …