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
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
This check caused the enemy's line to retire, and Sir Colin himself rode up to the Fifty-Third to bring to book the officer commanding them for prematurely commencing the action.
From Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny 1857-59 Including the relief, siege, and capture of Lucknow, and the campaigns in Rohilcund and Oude by Forbes-Mitchell, William
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
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
