[V P n (not pron)] ...raking over lifestyles of victims and perpetrators in a manner that reeks of tabloid journalism.
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rake over — ˌrake ˈover [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they rake over he/she/it rakes over present participle raking over past tense … Useful english dictionary
rake over — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms rake over : present tense I/you/we/they rake over he/she/it rakes over present participle raking over past tense raked over past participle raked over British rake over something to continue to talk about… … English dictionary
rake over (old) coals (or rake over the ashes) — chiefly Brit. revive the memory of a past event. → rake … English new terms dictionary
rake over old coals — ► rake over old coals (or rake over the ashes) chiefly Brit. revive the memory of a past event. Main Entry: ↑rake … English terms dictionary
rake over the ashes — ► rake over old coals (or rake over the ashes) chiefly Brit. revive the memory of a past event. Main Entry: ↑rake … English terms dictionary
rake over something — ˌrake ˈover sth derived (informal, disapproving) to examine sth that happened in the past in great detail and keep talking about it, when it should be forgotten • She had no desire to rake over the past. Main entry: ↑rake … Useful english dictionary
rake over old coals — (UK) If you go back to old problems and try to bring them back, making trouble for someone, you are raking over old coals … The small dictionary of idiomes
rake over — ► rake up/over revive the memory of (an incident or period best forgotten). Main Entry: ↑rake … English terms dictionary
rake\ over\ the\ coals — • haul over the coals • rake over the coals v. phr. To criticize sharply; rebuke; scold. The sergeant raked the soldier over the coals for being late for roll call. Syn.: dress down … Словарь американских идиом
rake over the ashes — When people rake over the ashes, they discuss an unpleasant event which took place in the past. My grandfather s business went bankrupt years go, but he still rakes over the ashes from time to time … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
