| Engelsk udsagnsord: take to task | |||
| 1. | take to task (om kommunikation) censure severely or angrily | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car. The deputy ragged the Prime Minister. The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, trounce | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | brush down, castigate, chasten, chastise, correct, objurgate, tell off | ||