be brought/called to account
mainly UKDefinition
› to be forced to explain something you did wrong, and usually to be punished: We must ensure that the people responsible for the violence are brought to account.Punishing and punishmentsPunishing by causing painHitting and beating
(Definition of be brought/called to account from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- attach verb (TAKE GOODS)
- attachment noun (TAKING GOODS)
- bar verb (PREVENT)
- carrot and stick idiom
- catch up with sb phrasal verb (PUNISH)
- clobber verb (HIT)
- come down on sb/sth phrasal verb
- community service noun
- crucify verb
- discipline verb (PUNISH)
- flay sb alive idiom
- parking ticket noun
- penal adjective (PUNISHMENT)
- penalize verb (PUNISH)
- punish verb (CRIME)
- punishable adjective
- punishment noun (CRIME)
- sentence noun (PUNISHMENT)
- skin sb alive idiom
- throw the book at sb idiom
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