What does take to task mean?

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take to task

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambastverb

    censure severely or angrily

    "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

Wiktionary

  1. take to taskverb

    To lecture, berate, admonish, or hold somebody accountable for his or her actions.

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  1. take to task

    "Take to task" is an idiom that means to scold, reprimand, criticize, or rebuke someone due to their poor performance, bad behavior, or an error they have made. It often implies holding the person accountable for their actions.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of take to task in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of take to task in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of take to task in a Sentence

  1. Kim Cattrall:

    This is really where I take to task the people from ‘Sex and the City,’ specifically Sarah Jessica Parker, is that I think she could’ve been nicer, i really think she could have been nicer.


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