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take someone to task Definition


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task
noun
    1. A piece of work that is required to be done.
      Thesaurus: assignment, duty, work, job, undertaking, enterprise, mission.
    2. An unpleasant or difficult job; a chore.
Idiom: take someone to task
    To scold or criticize them.
Etymology: 13c: from French tasque, from Latin taxa tax.



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