"rakes someone over the coals" meaning in English

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Verb

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  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rake someone over the coals Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: rake someone over the coals
    Sense id: en-rakes_someone_over_the_coals-en-verb-N5BuqfBk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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