rake over the coals

İngilizce - İngilizce

rake over the coals teriminin İngilizce İngilizce sözlükte anlamı

To call to task or to reprimand severely

{f} scold severely

Türkçe nasıl söylenir

reyk ōvır dhi kōlz

Eş anlamlılar

dress-down, haul over the coals, reprimand

Telaffuz

/ˈrāk ˈōvər ᴛʜē ˈkōlz/ /ˈreɪk ˈoʊvɜr ðiː ˈkoʊlz/

Etimoloji

[ 'rAk ] (noun.) before 12th century. The earliest example given is from 1565: "S. Augustine, that knewe best how to fetche an heretike ouer the coles." (OED). From the practice of dragging or raking heretics over coals performed by the Catholic Church as a form of torture.