"haul over the coals" 怎么发音
expression
HAWL OH-ver thuh KOHLZ
HAWL OH-vuh thuh KOHLZ
释义
To criticize or scold someone very severely for something they did wrong.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈhɔɫ/ /ˈoʊvɝ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈkoʊɫz
英式英语
hˈɔːl/ /ˈəʊvɐ/ /ðə, ði/ /kˈəʊlz
简化发音
美式
HAWL OH-ver thuh KOHLZ
英式
HAWL OH-vuh thuh KOHLZ
语境中听
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.