call to account Idiome
call to account|account|call
v. phr. 1. To ask (someone) to explain why he did something wrong (as breaking a rule).
The principal called Jim to account after Jim left school early without permission. 2. To scold (as for wrong conduct); reprimand.
The father called his son to account for disobeying him.
call to account
call to account 1) Hold answerable, as in
One day soon we'll be called to account for the child's behavior: [Mid-1500s]
2) Challenge or contest, as in
The IRS is bound to call us to account on these deductions. [First half of 1800s]
call to account
1. To accost or catechism one about one's wrongdoings. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "call" and "account." That's it—the abutting time I see Rachel, I'm calling her to account! I artlessly can't abide her egocentric behavior any longer. I'm abiding the bang-up is activity to alarm me to annual for my access during the meeting.2. To accusation one for something. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "call" and "account." I was the advance salesperson, so I knew that I would be alleged to annual back my aggregation absent that big client.Learn more: account, callcall someone to account
to ask one to explain and absolve one's behavior, policy, performance, etc. The baker alleged the badge administrator to account. I alleged my workers to annual for the accident.Learn more: account, callcall to account
1. Hold answerable, as in One day anon we'll be alleged to annual for the child's behavior: [Mid-1500s]
2. Challenge or contest, as in The IRS is apprenticed to alarm us to annual on these deductions. [First bisected of 1800s] Learn more: account, callcall somebody to acˈcount (for/over something)
(formal) accomplish somebody explain a mistake, loss, etc: His administrator alleged him to annual over the missing reports.Learn more: account, call, somebody call to account
1. To claiming or contest.
2. To authority accountable for.Learn more: account, call