take someone to task
• reprimand or criticize someone severely for a fault or mistake.
• "he took some military experts to task for their optimistic predictions"
Similar:
rebuke,
reprimand,
reprove,
reproach,
remonstrate with,
upbraid,
scold,
berate,
lecture,
castigate,
censure,
criticize,
admonish,
chide,
chasten,
lambast,
nag,
blame,
arraign,
call to account,
haul over the coals,
read someone the Riot Act,
tell off,
give someone a dressing-down,
give someone a talking-to,
tick off,
carpet,
bawl out,
chew out,
