"raking over old coals" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} raking over old coals
  1. present participle and gerund of rake over old coals Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: rake over old coals
    Sense id: en-raking_over_old_coals-en-verb-wuO3~cOK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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