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
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
Sprigs of fashion by the dozen Thou dost bring to book, good cousin.
From The Poems of Schiller — Suppressed poems by Schiller, Friedrich
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
