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
Aliyah (1)	-	Arabic
Isis	IE-sis (English)	Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Ruperta	roo-PER-tah	Spanish
Ardito	-	Italian
FİLİZ	-	Turkish
Lyudmil	-	Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic