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drag somebody or something over the coals
[drag] over the coalsto drag somebody or something over the coals
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to subject someone to severe criticism
Example
He shrugged off the thought of his superiors dragging him over the coals for making such a statement to a civilian.
I was dragged over the coals by my boss last week for messing up the accounting software.
If we keep dragging over the coals from yesterday's argument, we'll never sort out the future.
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