take to task

英 [teɪk tu tɑːsk]

美 [teɪk tu tæsk]

批评;责备

法律

英英释义

verb

• censure severely or angrily
  1. The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
  2. The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
  3. The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
  Synonym:call on the carpetrebukeragtrouncereprooflecturereprimandjawdress downcall downscoldchideberatebawl outremonstratechew outchew uphave wordslambastelambast

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