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rake over old coals
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:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Annelie
AH-ne-lee
(German)
German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Lumusi
-
Western African, Ewe
Cameron
KAM-rən
(English)
, KAM-ə-rən
(English)
Scottish, English
Adrianus
ah-dree-AH-nus, AH-dree-ah-nus
Dutch
Dietlinde
deet-LIN-də
German
XoÁN
-
Galician
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