MOTS EN ANGLAIS EN RAPPORT AVEC «HAUL SOMEONE OVER THE COALS»
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10 LIVRES EN ANGLAIS EN RAPPORT AVEC «HAUL SOMEONE OVER THE COALS»
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Advanced Learner's Dictionary
D a place frequently visited: his favourite haul over the coals To haul (someone)
over the coals is to give a person a severe reprimand: The Prime Minister
threatened that any minister found guilty of divulging Cabinet secrets would be
hauled ...
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American Slang: Cultural Language Guide to Living in
the USA
The gym teacher hauled Brian's ass into the principal's office for writing dirty
slang words on the chalkboard. Haul someone over the coals: to admonish
strongly; to punish severely. He was hauled over the coals by the coach for his
rough play.
Joseph Melillo, Edward M. Melillo, 2004
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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
6 Coal from Newcastle-upon-Tyne in northern England was famously abundant
in previous centuries, and carry coals to Newcastle has been an expression for
an unnecessary activity since the mid 17th century. haul someone over the coals
...
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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
New York: Warner Books, 1986. 1951 "I seem to be bringing the proverbial coals,
" she said. (p. 5) Tey, Josephine. The Daughter of Time. New York: Macmillan
Company, 1951. To haul someone over the coals (APP 74; ODEP 358; EAP 76; ...
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
[Hatmaking used to involve treating fur with nitrate ol mercury, prolonged
exposure to which could result in a nervous illness interpreted in those days as a
symptom of insanity.] haul haul (someone) over the coals see coal. a long haul (
inf) a ...
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Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
'coal-scuttle nc a container for storing coal beside a domestic fire. coal tar nu a
thick, black liquid formed when gas is made from coal. haul (someone) over the
coals (in/) to reprimand; to scold: The headmaster hauled the child over the coals
...
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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
... and 'carry coals to Newcastle' from the mid 17th century. haul someone over
the coals reprimand someone severely; the original reference is to the treatment
of heretics, as in a comment attributed to Cardinal Allen (1532–94). heap coals of
...
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The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
haul. haul someone over the coals:seeCOAL. have. have had it be in a very poor
condition; be beyond repair or past its best. be extremely tired. have lost all
chance of survival. be unable to tolerate someone or something any longer.
informal ...
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms
[Hatmaking used to involve treating fur with nitrate of mercury, prolonged
exposure to which could result in a nervous illness interpreted in those days as a
symptom of insanity.] haul haul (someone) over the coals see coal. a long haul (
inf) a ...
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz, 1993
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Kafka's Novels: An Interpretation
Mit jemandem Schlitten fahren means to haul someone over the coals. to ride
roughshod over someone. Kafka takes the metaphor literally. Gerstacker is. of
course. a projection of K. (they use the 'du' form of address to one anothert.
whose ...
