heap coals of fire on (one's) head



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:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gratianus-Ancient Roman
Herron['herən]
Rucker['rʌkə]
CianÁN-Irish
MonikaMO-ni-kah (German), maw-NEE-kah (Polish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Lithuanian, Latvian
FerencFE-rentsHungarian