be taken to task (by someone)

To be scolded, rebuked, reprimanded, or held accountable (by someone). I was taken to task by the headmaster for disrupting class again. It's not entirely fair that the bankers are the only ones being taken to task for the economic collapse, when a great many politicians are to blame as well.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sanford	SAN-fərd	English
Gulshan	-	Indian, Hindi, Urdu
Aric	-	English
Robert	RAH-bərt (English), ro-BER (French), RO-bert (German), RO-bərt (Dutch), RAW-bert (Polish), RO-byert (Russian), RO-beert (Russian)	English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Russian, Slovene,
Priti	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Stefek	-	Polish