heap coals of fire on (one's) head

To make a special effort to induce feelings of guilt or remorse in another person. Why are you citing all these examples of times I wronged you? Why are you heaping coals of fire on my head?

See also: coal, fire, head, heap, of, on

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Graeme	GRAY-əm, GRAM	Scottish, English (Rare)
Clarus	-	Late Roman
Erykah	ER-i-kə	English (Modern)
Britney	BRIT-nee	English (Modern)
Aliprand	-	Ancient Germanic
Adriana	ahd-RYAH-nah (Italian, Spanish, Polish), ayd-ree-AN-ə (English)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, English