bring to account

bring someone to account

Fig. to confront someone with a record of misdeeds and errors. The committee decided to bring Martha to account. Martha was brought to account by the committee.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Annunziato	-	Italian (Rare)
Aliyya	-	Arabic
Rocky	RAH-kee	English
Horatius	-	Ancient Roman
Eliyyahu	e-lee-YAH-hoo	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Koresh	-	Biblical Hebrew