to  drag   somebody or something  over the coals
drag
dræg
drāg
somebody or something
əʊvə
ewvē
over
ðə
dhē
the
kəʊlz
kewlz
coals
[drag] over the coals

Definition und Bedeutung von „ drag somebody or something over the coals“ im Englischen

to drag somebody or something over the coals
01

to subject someone to severe criticism 

Beispiele
He shrugged off the thought of his superiors dragging him over the coals for making such a statement to a civilian. 
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