haul over the coals
基本解释
- 申斥
- 責備
英汉例句
- 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。
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.
ECONOMIST: The Iranians are blowing hot and cold in Iraq
雙語例句
權威例句
词组短语
- haul sb over the coals 斥責某人;嚴厲訓斥某人
- Haul somebody over the coals 責備某人
- haul over the coals ' 責備某人