"hauled someone over the coals" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} hauled someone over the coals
  1. simple past and past participle of haul someone over the coals Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: haul someone over the coals
    Sense id: en-hauled_someone_over_the_coals-en-verb-PmXmafke Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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