| 单词 | bring to book |
| 释义 | bring to bookSEE SYNONYMS FOR bring to book ON THESAURUS.COM Call to account, investigate. For example, He was acquitted, but one day soon he'll be brought to book, or As for your records, the IRS is sure to bring you to book concerning your tax deductions. This term uses book in the sense of “a written record,” such as an account book or ledger. [c. 1800] Words nearby bring to bookbring round, bring the house down, bring to, bring to a head, bring to bear, bring to book, bring to heel, bring to life, bring to light, bring to mind, bring to one's knees The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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