pull someone over the coals

verb

Synonym of haul someone over the coals.

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Meanings

verbpull someone over the coals (third-person singular simple present pulls someone over the coals, present participle pulling someone over the coals, simple past and past participle pulled someone over the coals)

present singular third person pulls someone over the coals · participle present pulling someone over the coals · participle past pulled someone over the coals · past pulled someone over the coals

  1. Synonym of haul someone over the coals.

    Synonyms: haul someone over the coals

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of haul someone over the coals.

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haul someone over the coals
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haul someone over the coals
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APA

pull someone over the coals. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20someone%20over%20the%20coals

MLA

“pull someone over the coals.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20someone%20over%20the%20coals. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pull someone over the coals,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pull%20someone%20over%20the%20coals.

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