词汇 | bring someone to book |
释义 | Idiom bring someone to bookbring (someone) to book British & Australian to punish someone.A crime has been committed and whoever is responsible must be brought to book. (usually passive)bring (one) to bookTo confront or question one about one's wrongdoings, often as a precursor to punishment. That's it—the next time I see Rachel, I'm bringing her to book! I simply can't tolerate her selfish behavior any longer. I'm sure the boss is going to bring me to book for my outburst during the meeting. I just hope I don't get fired. bring someone to bookbring someone to justice; punish someone. |
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