take someone to task
成語所屬單字task
take someone to task — 慣用語
1. to criticize someone angrily for something they have done wrong
1.慣用語
釋義
責備；訓斥
to criticize someone angrily for something they have done wrong
例句
The teacher took the whole class to task for not handing in their homework on time.
Beatriz took her brother to task for borrowing her car without asking first.