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词汇 drag over the coals
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Idiom
drag over the coalsdrag/haul (someone) over the coals
to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong.
If I make a spelling mistake, I get hauled over the coals by my boss.They dragged her over the coals for being late with her assignment.
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drag (one) over the coals

To scold, reprimand, or reprove someone severely for an error or mistake. I was dragged over the coals by my boss last week for messing up the accounting software. I know Mary messed up, but don't drag her over the coals too hard for it.
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