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be brought/called to account
idiommainly UK
to be forced to explain something you did wrong, and usually to be punished: 被责令（对…）作出解释;受到追究
We must ensure that the people responsible for the violence are brought to account.我们一定要将那些肇事暴徒绳之以法。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Punishing & punishments
ankle bracelet
ankle tag
attach
ball and chain
bar
bring
discipline
endorsement
flay
flay someone aliveidiom
get what's coming to youidiom
gross misconduct
grounded
penalty
sentence
skin someone aliveidiom
slam dunk
sort
sort something out
spare the rod and spoil the childidiom
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