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
Dick	[dik]
Guillaume	gee-OM	French
Marylu	mer-ee-LOO, mar-ee-LOO	English (Rare)
Tilda	['tildə]
Sarah	SER-ə (English), SAR-ə (English), ZAH-rah (German)	English, French, German, Hebrew, Arabic, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Keith	KEETH	English, Scottish