bring to book
Example Sentences
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"I'm calling on the football authorities to investigate both matches and bring to book anyone found wanting. And if nobody is found guilty of any crime then so be it."
From BBC • Jul. 5, 2022
And these three distinguished members of la haute pegre, the aristocracy of roguery, had a reckoning to demand of Jacques Collin, accounts that were somewhat hard to bring to book.
From Scenes from a Courtesan's Life by Balzac, Honoré de
The English Government has scarcely yet entirely obtained the control over this region, which is ruled by rajahs, who are very difficult to bring to book from their almost inaccessible mountain fastnesses.
From Round the World in Eighty Days by Verne, Jules
Remembering that I had been told on the previous day that the cook was short of fresh meat, I resolved to see how many I could bring to book.
From The Beautiful White Devil by Boothby, Guy Newell
Judging by their meaning glances at us, they considered us their mortal and cruel enemies whom it would be an act of sublime virtue to bring to book.
From The Ivory Trail by Mundy, Talbot
