He took his wife to task for her foolish wastefulness.
The principal took Bill to task for breaking the window.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
take to task — ► take to task reprimand or criticize. Main Entry: ↑task … English terms dictionary
take to task — index castigate, condemn (blame), denounce (condemn), disapprove (condemn), discipline (punish … Law dictionary
take to task — verb censure severely or angrily The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger s car The deputy ragged the Prime Minister The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup • Syn: ↑call on the carpet, ↑rebuke, ↑rag, ↑trou … Useful english dictionary
take to task — Synonyms and related words: accuse, admonish, allege, arraign, article, book, bring accusation, bring charges, bring to account, bring to book, call to account, castigate, charge, chasten, chastise, chide, cite, complain, correct, deal with,… … Moby Thesaurus
take to task — take (someone) to task to criticize someone angrily for something that they have done. She took my father to task for getting drunk at my cousin s wedding. (often + for) … New idioms dictionary
take to task — verb To lecture, berate, admonish, or hold somebody accountable for his or her actions. [W]hen any of his descendants chose to take him to task for the crudeness of his manners he was accustomed to look them coldly over and retort that things had … Wiktionary
take to task — {v. phr.} To reprove or scold for a fault or error. * /He took his wife to task for her foolish wastefulness./ * /The principal took Bill to task for breaking the window./ … Dictionary of American idioms
take to task — {v. phr.} To reprove or scold for a fault or error. * /He took his wife to task for her foolish wastefulness./ * /The principal took Bill to task for breaking the window./ … Dictionary of American idioms
take to task — scold for a fault or error I was taken to task by the supervisor for not arriving at work on time … Idioms and examples
take to task — Reprove, reprimand, chide, take to do, call to account, rebuke … New dictionary of synonyms
