bring someone to task
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take someone to task — REBUKE, reprimand, reprove, reproach, remonstrate with, upbraid, scold, berate, lecture, censure, criticize, admonish, chide, chasten, arraign; informal tell off, bawl out, give someone a dressing down; Brit. informal tick off, carpet; formal… … Useful english dictionary
hold someone to task — take/bring/hold/someone to task phrase to severely criticize someone Thesaurus: to criticize stronglysynonym Main entry: task … Useful english dictionary
task — task1 W1S2 [ta:sk US tæsk] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old North French; Origin: tasque, from Medieval Latin tasca tax or service to be done for a ruler , from taxare to tax ] 1.) a piece of work that must be done, especially one that is difficult or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
task — I UK [tɑːsk] / US [tæsk] noun [countable] Word forms task : singular task plural tasks *** something that you have to do, often something that is difficult or unpleasant My first real task was to prepare for the meeting. routine/daily tasks… … English dictionary
task — task1 [ tæsk ] noun count *** something that you have to do, often something that is difficult or unpleasant: My first real task was to prepare for the meeting. routine/daily tasks perform a task: It was a hard task to perform. the task of doing… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
task — [[t]tæsk, tɑsk[/t]] n. 1) a piece of work assigned to or expected of a person 2) any piece of work 3) a matter of considerable labor or difficulty 4) Obs. a tax or impost 5) to subject to severe or excessive labor or exertion; strain 6) to impose … From formal English to slang
work — noun 1》 activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a result. 2》 such activity as a means of earning income. ↘W. Indian a job. 3》 a task or tasks to be undertaken. ↘the materials for this. ↘(works) chiefly… … English new terms dictionary
language — /lang gwij/, n. 1. a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition: the two languages of Belgium; a Bantu language; the French… … Universalium
set — set1 verb (sets, setting; past and past participle set) 1》 put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position. ↘(be set) be situated in a specified place or position. ↘represent (a story) as happening at a specified time or… … English new terms dictionary
draft — draft1 [ dræft ] noun count ** ▸ 1 cold air ▸ 2 of plan/letter etc. ▸ 3 in sports ▸ 4 into military ▸ 5 amount of liquid ▸ 6 bank draft ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) cold air that blows into a room and makes you feel uncomfortable: I feel a draft coming in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
