rake over
phrasal verb
raked over; raking over; rakes over
chiefly British, informal
: to continue to think or talk about (something that happened in the past)
Don't spend so much time raking over the past.
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Director Todd Philips, who has been raked over the coals for this sequel, has said he’s done with DC and is moving on.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Then, run a rake over the lawn lightly to get any granules to fall into the soil.
—oregonlive, 13 May 2023
Those critics must be dismayed that Fox and its employees will not be raked over the coals and otherwise humiliated in the court of public opinion, as well as in the courtroom.
—Jane E. Kirtley, The Conversation, 19 Apr. 2023
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Then, run a rake over the lawn lightly to get any granules to fall into the soil.
—oregonlive, 13 May 2023
Those critics must be dismayed that Fox and its employees will not be raked over the coals and otherwise humiliated in the court of public opinion, as well as in the courtroom.
—Jane E. Kirtley, The Conversation, 19 Apr. 2023
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“Rake over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rake%20over. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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