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rake over the ashes

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rake over the ashes

to think about or to talk about unpleasant events from the past. There is no point in raking over the ashes now, you did what you thought was right at the time.

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raise the stakes
raise the tone
raise/rear its head
raise/up the ante
raised eyebrows
rake
rake in

rake over the ashes
rake over the coals
rake-off
ram down throat
ramp up
ranch
rank
rank and file

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