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
The physico-chemical forces we can bring to book; we know their orbits, their attractions and repulsions, and just what they will and will not do; we can forecast their movements and foresee their effects.
From The Breath of Life by Burroughs, John
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
Ay! true enough, girl, and we will bring to book the villain who did the deed.
From Beyond the Frontier A Romance of Early Days in the Middle West by Parrish, Randall
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
