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
GrÍMhildr	-	Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian
Yawen	-	Chinese
Bruno	BROO-no (German), BRUW-naw (Polish)	German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Croatian, Polish, Ancient Germanic
Marilynn	MER-ə-lin, MER-lin, MAR-ə-lin, MAR-lin	English
AnunciaciÓN	ah-noon-thyah-THYON (Spanish), ah-noon-syah-SYON (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
DÉBora	DE-bo-rah (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese, French