haul over the coals

常见例句

雙語例句

• The director called Jim into his office to haul him over the coals for being late so often.
  經理把吉姆叫到辦公室去，爲了他常常遲到而訓斥他。
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權威例句

• 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.
  ECONOMIST: The Iranians are blowing hot and cold in Iraq
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