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Coals Raked Rake Office Call In The Loop 592 Someone)/Get Reprimand

Id in_the_loop_592
Idiom RAKE (SOMEONE)/GET RAKED OVER THE COALS
Definition to reprimand or criticize someone harshly
Examples
  1. The bank teller stood silently in the manager’s office while she raked him over the coals for the errors he had made that day.
  2. The principal discovered who was responsible for the vandalism at the school. He called them into his office and raked them over the coals.
Cross-Refs

Synonyms: chew (someone) out; read (someone) the riot act

Compare to: call (someone) on the carpet; give someone a piece of (one’s) mind; lay down the law

Extra Info

Rake someone over the coals is more severe than call someone on the carpet.

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