haul over the coals
常见例句
- The director called Jim into his office to haul him over the coals for being late so often.
经理把吉姆叫到办公室去,为了他常常迟到而训斥他。
http://dj.iciba.com - The allies, he believes, would be unwise to expect the Iranians to exercise a calming influence over Iraqi Shias while they haul Iran over the coals on the nuclear issue.
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