call to account

call to account  {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.
Categories: call {v. phr.}
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
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