haul over the coals

• vi. 申斥

haul over the coals的用法和样例：

例句

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

1. You shouldn't lay down the law to me about that.
   你不应该就那件事来申斥我。
2. She told the misbehaving student off.
   她申斥了行为不端的学生。

词汇搭配

• haul someone over the coals 参照 coal