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.

(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, and oxygen.

A city in Fresno County, California, United States.