take ... to task

• 指责； 批评

take ... to task的用法和样例：

例句

1. He was taken to task for soldiering on the job.
   他因磨洋工而受到斥责。
2. The boss took him to task over his lateness.
   上司因为他迟到而责备他。
3. It's wrong of you to take the child to task for such trifling offenses.
   因这类小毛病责备那孩子是你的不对。