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rakes over old coals

rakes over old coals is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rake over old coals.

Meaning of rake over old coals

Verb

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

  1. (UK, figuratively) To bring back old problems; to dig up old trouble.

Questions about rakes over old coals

What is rakes over old coals the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Rakes over old coals is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rake over old coals.

Words near rakes over old coals in the dictionary

  1. rakes in
  2. rakes it in
  3. rakes off
  4. rakes out
  5. rakes over
  6. rakes over old coals
  7. rakes over the coals
  8. rakes together
  9. rakes up
  10. rakeshame
  11. rakeshames

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