slovodefinícia
take to task
(wn)
take to task
v 1: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child
for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the
Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for
bringing cold soup" [syn: call on the carpet, {take to
task}, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture,
reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold,
chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out,
chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast]
podobné slovodefinícia
To take to task
(gcide)
Task \Task\ (t[.a]sk), n. [OE. taske, OF. tasque, F. t[^a]che,
for tasche, LL. tasca, taxa, fr. L. taxare to rate, appraise,
estimate. See Tax, n. & v.]
1. Labor or study imposed by another, often in a definite
quantity or amount.
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Ma task of servile toil. --Milton.
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Each morning sees some task begin,
Each evening sees it close. --Longfellow.
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2. Business; employment; undertaking; labor.
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His mental powers were equal to greater tasks.
--Atterbury.
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To take to task. See under Take.
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Syn: Work; labor; employment; business; toil; drudgery;
study; lesson; stint.
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