单词盒子

haul over the coals

H 开头单词

基本解释

  • 申斥
  • 责备

英汉例句

    双语例句

  • The director called Jim into his office to haul him over the coals for being late so often.
    经理把吉姆叫到办公室去，为了他常常迟到而训斥他。
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    • 权威例句

  • 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

词组短语

    短语

  • haul sb over the coals 斥责某人;严厉训斥某人
  • Haul somebody over the coals 责备某人
  • haul over the coals ' 责备某人