How to Pronounce "haul over the coals"
expression
HAWL OH-ver thuh KOHLZ
HAWL OH-vuh thuh KOHLZ
Definition
To criticize or scold someone very severely for something they did wrong.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈhɔɫ/ /ˈoʊvɝ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkoʊɫz
British English
hˈɔːl/ /ˈəʊvɐ/ /ðə, ði/ /kˈəʊlz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
HAWL OH-ver thuh KOHLZ
UK
HAWL OH-vuh thuh KOHLZ
Listen in Context
The manager hauled him over the coals for being late.
If you forget to submit your report, your boss will haul you over the coals.
When the teacher found out about the cheating, she hauled the student over the coals.
He got hauled over the coals during the meeting for making that mistake.