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In. (의무적인) 일, 직무, 작업, 사업, 고된 일, call(take) a person to \task 비난하다, 꾸짖다(for)IIvt. 일을 과하다, 혹사하다
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take someone to task — If you take someone to task, you scold them for something they have done wrong … The small dictionary of idiomes
take someone to task — take (someone) to task to criticize someone angrily for something that they have done. She took my father to task for getting drunk at my cousin s wedding. (often + for) … New idioms dictionary
take (someone) to task — To rebuke (someone) ● task … Useful english dictionary
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
take you to task — ask you to explain, haul you up on the carpet Did Reverend Klinck take you to task for drinking beer? Did he tell you drinking is a sin? … English idioms
take somebody to task (for something) — take sb to ˈtask (for/over sth) idiom to criticize sb strongly for sth they have done • The local newspaper has been taking the city council to task over its transport policy. Main entry: ↑taskidiom … Useful english dictionary
take somebody to task (over something) — take sb to ˈtask (for/over sth) idiom to criticize sb strongly for sth they have done • The local newspaper has been taking the city council to task over its transport policy. Main entry: ↑taskidiom … Useful english dictionary
take sb to task — take sb/sth to task (over sth) ► to criticize a person, group of people, or an organization for doing something that you think is very wrong: »Farmers took the large supermarket chains to task over their ruthless pricing. Main Entry: ↑task … Financial and business terms
take sth to task — take sb/sth to task (over sth) ► to criticize a person, group of people, or an organization for doing something that you think is very wrong: »Farmers took the large supermarket chains to task over their ruthless pricing. Main Entry: ↑task … Financial and business terms
take someone to task — reprimand or criticize someone. → task … English new terms dictionary
take someone to task — Bryce took me to task for having borrowed his car Syn: rebuke, reprimand, reprove, reproach, remonstrate with, upbraid, scold, berate, castigate, lecture, censure, criticize, admonish, chide, chasten, arraign; informal tell off, bawl out, give… … Thesaurus of popular words