simple past tense and past participle of rake over the coals

(chiefly UK, idiomatic) To express anger with someone in no uncertain terms when they do something wrong.

(figuratively, Britain) To bring back old problems; to dig up old trouble.

(chiefly US) To berate someone at length, usually from a position of authority or moral authority.

Synonym of haul someone over the coals

To excite remorse in someone by returning good for evil.

(of separate elements) To join into a single mass or whole. / (of a whole or a unit) To form from different pieces or elements.

A vehicle used for carrying or supplying coal.

A temporary group or union of organizations, usually formed for a particular advantage. / (rare) The collective noun for a group of cheetahs.

(Britain, Ireland, politics) A government consisting of a coalition of three or more parties, particularly parties with divergent ideologies.