英语词汇“take someone to task”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	take someone to task
释义	(idiom) in the sense of criticize Definition to criticize or rebuke The country's intellectuals are being taken to task. Synonyms criticize His mother had rarely criticized him or any of her children. blame I do not blame them for trying to make some money. blast They have blasted the report. lecture He used to lecture me about getting too much sun. carpet (informal) flame (informal) censure I would not presume to censure him for his views. rebuke They have been seriously rebuked. reprimand He was reprimanded by a teacher. reproach She is quick to reproach anyone. scold If he finds out, he'll scold me. tear into (informal) tell off (informal) diss (slang) read the riot act to reprove Women were reproved if they did not wear hats. upbraid Eleanor upbraided him for things he'd left undone. lambast(e) bawl out (informal) chew out (US, Canadian, informal) tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal) give a rocket to (British, New Zealand, informal) See task Additional synonyms in the sense of blame I do not blame them for trying to make some money. Synonyms criticize, charge, tax, blast, condemn, flame (informal), put down, disapprove of, censure, reproach, chide, admonish, tear into (informal), diss (slang), find fault with, reprove, upbraid, lambast(e), reprehend, express disapprobation of in the sense of blast Definition to criticize severely They have blasted the report. Synonyms criticize, attack, put down, censure, berate, castigate, tear into (informal), flay, rail at, flame (informal), diss (slang), lambast(e), chew out (US, Canadian, informal), throw shade (at) (slang) in the sense of censure Definition to criticize (someone or something) severely I would not presume to censure him for his views. Synonyms criticize, blame, abuse, condemn, carpet (informal), flame (informal), denounce, put down, slate (informal), rebuke, reprimand, reproach, scold, berate, castigate, chide, tear into (informal), diss (slang), blast, read the riot act, reprove, upbraid, slap on the wrist, damn, lambast(e), bawl out (informal), excoriate, rap over the knuckles, chew out (US, Canadian, informal), tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal), give (someone) a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal), reprehend Nearby words of take someone to task take someone off take someone on take someone out take someone to task take someone's part take something amiss take something apart Synonyms of 'take someone to task' take someone to task Explore 'take sb to task' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of lecture Definition to scold (someone) at length He used to lecture me about getting too much sun. Synonyms tell off (informal), berate, scold, reprimand, carpet (informal), censure, castigate, chide, admonish, tear into (informal), read the riot act, reprove, bawl out (informal), chew out (US, Canadian, informal), tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal), give a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal), give someone a talking-to (informal), give someone a dressing-down (informal), give someone a telling-off (informal) in the sense of rebuke Definition to scold sternly They have been seriously rebuked. Synonyms scold, censure, reprimand, reproach, blame, lecture, carpet (informal), berate, tick off (informal), castigate, chide, dress down (informal), admonish, tear into (informal), tell off (informal), take to task, read the riot act, reprove, upbraid, bawl out (informal), haul (someone) over the coals (informal), chew out (US, Canadian, informal), tear (someone) off a strip (informal), give a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal), reprehend, chew (someone's) ass (US, Canadian, taboo, slang) in the sense of reprimand Definition to blame (someone) officially for a fault He was reprimanded by a teacher. Synonyms blame, censure (formal), rebuke, reproach, check, lecture, carpet (informal), scold, tick off (informal), castigate (formal), chide, dress down (informal), admonish, tear into (informal), tell off (informal), take to task, read the riot act, tongue-lash, reprove (old-fashioned), upbraid (archaic), slap on the wrist (informal), bawl out (informal), rap over the knuckles, haul over the coals (informal), chew out (US, Canadian, informal), tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal), give (someone) a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal), reprehend, chew someone's ass (US, Canadian, taboo, slang), give (someone) a row (informal), send (someone) away with a flea in their ear (informal) in the sense of reproach Definition to express disapproval (of someone's actions) She is quick to reproach anyone. Synonyms blame, criticize, rebuke, reprimand, abuse, blast, condemn, carpet (informal), flame (informal), discredit, censure (formal), have a go at (informal), scold, disparage, chide, tear into (informal), diss (slang), defame, find fault with, take to task, read the riot act to, reprove (old-fashioned), upbraid (archaic), lambast(e), bawl out (informal), chew out (US, Canadian, informal), tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal), give a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal), reprehend in the sense of reprove Definition to speak severely to (someone) about a fault Women were reproved if they did not wear hats. Synonyms rebuke, censure, reprimand, scold, check, blame, abuse, condemn, carpet (informal), berate, tick off (informal), chide, admonish, tear into (informal), tell off (informal), take to task, read the riot act, upbraid, bawl out (informal), chew out (US, Canadian, informal), tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal), give a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal), reprehend in the sense of scold Definition to find fault with or rebuke (a person) harshly If he finds out, he'll scold me. Synonyms reprimand, censure, rebuke, rate, blame, lecture, carpet (informal), slate (informal, British), nag, go on at, reproach, berate, tick off (informal), castigate, chide, tear into (informal), tell off (informal), find fault with, remonstrate with, bring (someone) to book, take (someone) to task, read the riot act, reprove, upbraid, bawl out (informal), give (someone) a talking-to (informal), haul (someone) over the coals (informal), chew out (US, Canadian, informal), give (someone) a dressing-down (informal), tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal), give a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal), vituperate, give (someone) a row, have (someone) on the carpet (informal) in the sense of upbraid Definition to scold or reproach Eleanor upbraided him for things he'd left undone. Synonyms scold, rebuke, reprimand, blame, condemn, lecture, carpet (informal), censure, reproach, berate, castigate, chide, admonish, tear into (informal), read someone the riot act, tell someone off (informal), reprove, take someone to task, tick someone off (informal), excoriate, chew someone out (US, Canadian, informal), bawl someone out (informal), dress someone down (informal), tear someone off a strip (British, informal), give someone a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal), slap someone on the wrist, rap someone over the knuckles
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