rake over old coals



rake over old coals

To revisit, dredge up, or talk about something that happened in the past, especially that which is unpleasant. Primarily heard in UK. Now, now, there's no need to rake over old coals, that disagreement happened a long time ago.
See also: coal, old, rake

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
TuuliTOO:-leeFinnish
AshleeASH-leeEnglish (Modern)
Leachlainn-Irish
EifionAYV-yon, IEV-yonWelsh
Renatare-NAH-tah (Italian, Spanish, German, Polish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Polish, Czech, Croatian, Slovene, Late Roman
Euthymia-Ancient Greek