RAKE OVER


Meaning of RAKE OVER in English

If you say that someone is raking over something that has been said, done, or written in the past, you mean that they are examining and discussing it in detail, in a way that you do not think is very pleasant.

Nobody wanted to ~ his past history.

PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron)

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