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hauls someone over the coals

hauls someone over the coals is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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.

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What is hauls someone over the coals the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hauls someone over the coals is the third-person singular simple present indicative of haul someone over the coals.

Words near hauls someone over the coals in the dictionary

  1. hauls down
  2. hauls in
  3. hauls off
  4. hauls one's ashes
  5. hauls out
  6. hauls someone over the coals
  7. hauls tail
  8. hauls up
  9. haulse
  10. haulsed
  11. haulses

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