"pulling someone over the coals" meaning in English

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Verb

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  1. present participle and gerund of pull someone over the coals Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: pull someone over the coals
    Sense id: en-pulling_someone_over_the_coals-en-verb-h7oZkwpV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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