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- haul (someone) over the coals
haul (someone) over the coals
haul (someone) over the coals
To scold, reprimand, or reprove someone severely for an error or mistake. I was hauled over the coals by my boss last week for messing up the accounting software. I know Mary messed up, but don't haul her over the coals too hard for it.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Fabricia | | - | Ancient Roman |
| Horatio | | hə-RAY-shee-o, hə-RAY-sho | English |
| Rica | | - | English (Rare) |
| Modesta | | mo-DHE-stah (Spanish) | Spanish, Late Roman |
| Lemuel | | LEM-yoo-əl (English) | Biblical, Mormon, Biblical Hebrew |
| Adelina | | [.ædi'li:nə] | |