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heap coals of fire on someone's head

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
heap -coal-s of -fire on -some-one's -head
IPA
48
Scrabble Score
29
Letters
7
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To excite remorse in someone by returning good for evil.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

An allusion to Romans 12:20 in the Bible.

Usage

Inflected Forms

heaps coals of fire on someone's head (present, singular) heaping coals of fire on someone's head (participle, present) heaped coals of fire on someone's head (participle, past) heaped coals of fire on someone's head (past) heap coals of fire upon someone's head (alternative)

Questions

What does heap coals of fire on someone's head mean?
To excite remorse in someone by returning good for evil.
Where does heap coals of fire on someone's head come from?
An allusion to Romans 12:20 in the Bible.

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