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hauled someone over the coals

hauled someone over the coals is the simple past and past participle of haul someone over the coals.

Meaning of haul someone over the coals

Verb

haul someone over the coals (third-person singular simple present hauls someone over the coals, present participle hauling someone over the coals, simple past and past participle hauled someone over the coals)

  1. (UK, idiomatic) To express anger with someone in no uncertain terms when they do something wrong.
    • The teacher hauled him over the coals for not doing his homework.

Questions about hauled someone over the coals

What is hauled someone over the coals the simple past and past participle of?
Hauled someone over the coals is the simple past and past participle of haul someone over the coals.

Words near hauled someone over the coals in the dictionary

  1. hauled down
  2. hauled in
  3. hauled off
  4. hauled one's ashes
  5. hauled out
  6. hauled someone over the coals
  7. hauled tail
  8. hauled up
  9. haulee
  10. haulees
  11. hauler

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