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call to account
call to account
synonyms
censure
reprimand
criticize
arraign
blame
castigate
take to task
chew out
reprehend
lambaste
reprove
indict
charge
reproach
rebuke
tell off
read someone the Riot Act
give someone a dressing-down
give someone a talking-to
scold
lecture
remonstrate with
tax
tick off
incriminate
chide
upbraid
impeach
carpet
bring charges against
admonish
berate
accuse
bawl out
give someone a bollocking
rap over the knuckles
give someone a piece of one's mind
disparage
give someone a roasting
give someone a wigging
chasten
haul over the coals
pull up
send someone away with a flea in their ear
denounce
give someone a telling-off
prosecute
come down on
monster
chastise
call to account
definitions
verb
To challenge or contest; to hold answerable for something.