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
HurŞİT	-	Turkish
Gabriella	gah-BRYEL-lah (Italian), GAWB-ree-el-law (Hungarian), ga-bree-EL-ə (English), gah-bree-EL-lah (Swedish)	Italian, Hungarian, English, Swedish
Can	-	Turkish
Yeruslan	-	Folklore
Annets	['ænits]
Lochlainn	-	Irish