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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 |
| Balbina | | bahl-BEE-nah (Italian) | Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Italian (Rare), Ancient Roman |
| Sigibert | | - | Ancient Germanic |
| Gershom | | GUR-shahm (English) | Biblical, Biblical Hebrew |
| Tucker | | ['tʌkə] | |
| YİĞİT | | yee-YEET | Turkish |
| Calixto | | - | Spanish, Portuguese |