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
Bonaventure	bawn-ə-VEN-chər (English)	History
Kichiro	kee-chee-ṙo:	Japanese
Ufuk	-	Turkish
Usko	OOS-ko	Finnish
Anastasio	ah-nahs-TAH-zyo (Italian), ah-nahs-TAH-syo (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish
Amity	['æməti]