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carry coals to Newcastle

[carry coals to Newcastle] {v. phr.} To do something unnecessary; bring or furnish something of which there is plenty. * /The man who waters his grass after a good rain […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

haul over the coals

[haul over the coals] or [rake over the coals] {v. phr.} To criticize sharply; rebuke; scold. * /The sergeant raked the soldier over the coals for being late for roll […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

heap coals of fire on one's head

[heap coals of fire on one's head] {v. phr.}, {literary} To be kind or helpful to someone who has done wrong to you, so that he is ashamed. * /Alice […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

over the coals

[over the coals] See: [HAUL OVER THE COALS] or [RAKE OVER THE COALS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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