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raked over the coals

raked over the coals is the simple past and past participle of rake over the coals.

Meaning of rake over the coals

Verb

rake over the coals (third-person singular simple present rakes over the coals, present participle raking over the coals, simple past and past participle raked over the coals)

  1. (idiomatic) To call to task or to reprimand severely.
    • She raked him over the coals for lying to her.

Questions about raked over the coals

What is raked over the coals the simple past and past participle of?
Raked over the coals is the simple past and past participle of rake over the coals.

Words near raked over the coals in the dictionary

  1. raked it in
  2. raked off
  3. raked out
  4. raked over
  5. raked over old coals
  6. raked over the coals
  7. raked together
  8. raked up
  9. rakedst
  10. rakee
  11. rakeful

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