"raked someone over the coals" meaning in English

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Verb

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  1. simple past and past participle of rake someone over the coals Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: rake someone over the coals
    Sense id: en-raked_someone_over_the_coals-en-verb-bSG2eGYY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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