to call sb to account
1call someone to account for something — call someone to account (for something) phrase to say that someone is responsible for something that has gone wrong and expect them to explain it, deal with it, or be punished for it Thesaurus: to punish someonesynonym punishment of being legally …
2call somebody to account (for something) — call sb to acˈcount (for/over sth) idiom to make sb explain a mistake, etc. because they are responsible for it Main entry: ↑callidiom …
3call somebody to account (over something) — call sb to acˈcount (for/over sth) idiom to make sb explain a mistake, etc. because they are responsible for it Main entry: ↑callidiom …
4bring/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:… …
6account — I n. description report 1) to give, render an account 2) an accurate, true; biased, one sided; blow by blow, detailed, full; eyewitness; fictitious; first hand; running; vivid account (she gave a detailed account of the incident) 3) newspaper,… …
7account — ac|count1 W1S2 [əˈkaunt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(description)¦ 2¦(at a bank)¦ 3 take account of something 4 on account of something 5 accounts 6 on account 7¦(with a shop/company)¦ 8¦(bill)¦ 9¦(arrangement to sell goods)¦ …
8account — /euh kownt /, n. 1. an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip. 2. an explanatory statement of conduct, as to a superior. 3. a statement of reasons, causes, etc …
9call — I n. appeal summons 1) to issue a call for (the government issued a call to the populace for voluntary contributions) 2) to answer, heed, respond to a call (to answer the call of duty) 3) a clarion call 4) a curtain call (the actor had five… …
10account — 1 noun 1 DESCRIPTION (C) a) a written or spoken description which gives details of an event: There were several different accounts of the story in the newspapers. | give an account: David gave us a vivid account of his trip to Rio. | blow by blow …