Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pulled someone over the coals

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables
pulled -some-one over the -coals
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
4
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does pulled someone over the coals mean?
simple past and past participle of pull someone over the coals

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