单词	take to task
释义	take to task idiomatic phrase : to call (someone) to account for a shortcoming : to criticize or correct (someone) for some fault or failing The aunt had quarrelled years before with her brother-in-law, after the death of her sister, taking him to task for the manner in which he brought up his three girls. Henry James … I … gently took him to task for forgetting my instructions … Agatha Christie … Lawrence Solan … takes to task the Supreme Court of the United States for its incorrect linguistic analysis in three cases … Bethany K. Dumas … two board members took group administrators to task for causing undue chaos in a public health crisis. P. C. Robinson Word History First Known Use 1740, in the meaning defined above take to task phrase 1 as in criticize to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of He took his rival to task during the TV interview. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance criticize blame fault knock condemn denounce attack come down hard (on) pan find fault (with) dispraise tweak slam scold diss kick censure complain slag slash blast reprehend dis lash bitch admonish snipe (at) discommend skewer whine grumble mutter clobber beef assail nick (at) quibble murmur grouse growl moan niggle disparage crab reprimand chide put down bellyache crucify keelhaul berate cavil rebuke gripe carp deride excoriate upbraid reproach kvetch decry flay hammer croak gibbet belittle lambast pillory reprove fuss castigate drub bad-mouth lambaste Antonyms & Near Antonyms praise recommend approve commend extoll extol laud sanction endorse indorse See More 2 as in scold to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings He took the landscaper to task for once again letting the bushes get overgrown. Synonyms & Similar Words scold lecture reprimand bawl out call down chew out criticize lay into blame dress down rail (at or against) rant (at) rag rate keelhaul berate admonish attack ream (out) chastise fault upbraid tongue-lash read the riot act (to) rebuke mock flay score lambast jaw reproach hammer lambaste baste castigate remonstrate (with) chide knock pan blast revile abuse disparage crucify slam condemn harangue lash put down excoriate diss scourge denounce assail ridicule censure scoff vituperate reprove belittle bad-mouth reprehend dis lace (into) scorn Antonyms & Near Antonyms approve sanction endorse praise indorse laud extoll extol See More
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