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haul over the coals
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Explain these phrases: "to be in hot water;" "to go through fire and water;" and "to haul over the coals."
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Another way of performing the fire ordeal was by running through the flame of two fires built close together, or by walking over live brands; hence the phrase "to haul over the coals."
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