haul over the coals
常見(jiàn)例句
- The director called Jim into his office to haul him over the coals for being late so often.
經(jīng)理把吉姆叫到辦公室去，為了他常常遲到而訓(xùn)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 返回 haul over the coals