词组 | be raking over the ashes |
释义 | (redirected from be raking over the ashes)be raking over the coalsTo be dwelling on something unpleasant. Primarily heard in UK. Yeah, you made a mistake, but it's one we can easily fix, so stop raking over the coals. be raking over the coalsorbe raking over the ashesmainly BRITISHIf someone is raking over the coals or is raking over the ashes, they are talking about something that happened in the past which you think should now be forgotten. Yes, we made mistakes in the past, but let us not waste time raking over the coals when there is hard work to be done. Why must we keep raking over the ashes, causing distress to so many people? |
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