rake over the coals

[James Harbeck]

>How interesting! "Raked over the coals" is the only version of this I
>can remember hearing or seeing. "Racked" is current in some areas?

Oh, I just _finally_ got the original email (I had only seen the
quoted bit) -- my emails are trickling in out of order. I see -- no
suggestion that "racked" is actually common anywhere.

James Harbeck.

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