كيف تنطق "take to task"

expression

ˈteɪk/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈtæsk

TAYK tuh TASK

tˈeɪk/ /tˈuː/ /tˈɑːsk

TAYK too TAASK

التعريف

To criticize or scold someone for a mistake or bad behavior, often directly and seriously.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈteɪk/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈtæsk

الإنجليزية البريطانية

tˈeɪk/ /tˈuː/ /tˈɑːsk

أمريكي

TAYK tuh TASK

بريطاني

TAYK too TAASK

The teacher took him to task for not finishing his homework.

My boss took me to task for being late.

She was taken to task by her parents for lying.

He really took me to task over that mistake in the report.