- call (or bring) to account
- call (or bring) to accountrequire (someone) to explain a mistake or poor performance.→ account
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call (or bring) to account
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bring to account — ► call (or bring) to account require (someone) to explain a mistake or poor performance. Main Entry: ↑account … English terms dictionary
account — ► NOUN 1) a description of an event or experience. 2) a record of financial expenditure and receipts. 3) a service through a bank or similar organization by which funds are held on behalf of a client or goods or services are supplied on credit.… … English terms dictionary
call to account — ► call (or bring) to account require (someone) to explain a mistake or poor performance. Main Entry: ↑account … English terms dictionary
account — noun 1》 a description of an event or experience. 2》 a record of financial expenditure and receipts. ↘chiefly Brit. a bill for goods or services. 3》 a service through a bank or similar organization by which funds are held on behalf of a client … English new terms dictionary
bring someone to account — bring/call/hold/someone to account formal phrase to make someone explain publicly why they made a mistake or committed a crime, especially so that they can be criticized or punished for it Thesaurus: to criticize someone publiclysynonym … Useful english dictionary
account — ac|count1 [ ə kaunt ] noun *** ▸ 1 arrangement with bank ▸ 2 report/description ▸ 3 arrangement with store ▸ 4 regular customer ▸ 5 for e mail ▸ 6 record of money ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count an arrangement in which a bank takes care of your money. You … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
account */*/*/ — I UK [əˈkaʊnt] / US noun Word forms account : singular account plural accounts 1) [countable] an arrangement in which a bank looks after your money. You can deposit (= put in) or withdraw (= take out) money when you need to There was only £50 in… … English dictionary
Call — (k[add]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Called} (k[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Calling}] [OE. callen, AS. ceallian; akin to Icel. & Sw. kalla, Dan. kalde, D. kallen to talk, prate, OHG. kall[=o]n to call; cf. Gr. ghry ein to speak, sing, Skr. gar to praise … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bring/call someone to account — bring/call (someone) to account : to require (someone) to explain and accept punishment or criticism for bad or wrong behavior He was called to account by his boss for failing to spot the mistake in the company s records. • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
bring/call to account — bring/call (someone) to account : to require (someone) to explain and accept punishment or criticism for bad or wrong behavior He was called to account by his boss for failing to spot the mistake in the company s records. • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
