Take To Task (Verb)
Meaning
Censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The teacher took the student to task for not meeting the project deadline on time and presenting poorly.
- She took her colleague to task for not contributing to the project as agreed.
- Her parents took her to task for failing the math test after not studying.
- The coach took the entire team to task for their poor performance in the final game.
- The supervisor took the new employee to task for making careless mistakes on the first day.
Synonyms
- Trounce
- Jaw
- Have Words
- Call On The Carpet
- Lecture
- Call Down
- Chide
- Dress Down
- Lambaste
- Chew Out
- Rebuke
- Rag
- Bawl Out
- Chew Up
- Scold
- Berate
- Lambast
- Reprimand
- Remonstrate