Rake someone over the coals
Rap over the knuckles and rake someone over the coals are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rap over the knuckles" instead a verb phrase "Rake someone over the coals".
Rap over the knuckles
Rake someone over the coals and rap over the knuckles are semantically related. You can use "Rake someone over the coals" instead a verb phrase "Rap over the knuckles".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- chastise and rake someone over the coals
- chastise and rap over the knuckles
- castigate and rake someone over the coals
- castigate and rap over the knuckles
- chide and rake someone over the coals
- chide and rap over the knuckles
- rebuke and rake someone over the coals
- rebuke and rap over the knuckles
- berate and rake someone over the coals
- berate and rap over the knuckles
- scold and rake someone over the coals
- scold and rap over the knuckles
- revile and rake someone over the coals
- revile and rap over the knuckles
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