English-Finnish translations for haul someone over the coals

Definition of haul someone over the coals

• To express anger with someone in no uncertain terms when they do something wrong

Examples

• The teacher hauled him over the coals for not doing his homework.

Related words

• haul
• overhaul
• haulier
• haulage
• keelhaul
• hauled
• close-hauled
• ethnophaulism
• backhaul
• haulm