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
Ziv	-	Hebrew
Paige	[peidʒ]
Idoya	ee-DHOI-ah	Spanish
Alfhild	-	Norwegian, Swedish
Damokles	-	Greek Mythology
Keinan	-	Biblical Hebrew