rake over

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.

Examples of rake over in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel has been raked over the coals due to the most recent photos that were released of him and NFL reporter Dianna Russini. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026

Wellness culture gets massively raked over the coals. —David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026

In 2010, he and other bank executives got raked over the coals during Congressional hearings investigating what happened. —Jo Ling Kent, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026

The worst Obama era moment happens in the gross conversation when Gretchen sits on her sectional with Slade to rake over the coals of the past. —Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025

There’s no end to conjectures about William Shakespeare’s life because there isn’t all that much definitive Shakespeareana to rake over. —Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 28 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for rake over

• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover
• holdover
• layover
• leftover
• makeover
• moreover
• passover