call to account

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call someone to account

to ask one to explain and justify one's behavior, policy, performance, etc. The sergeant called the police officer to account. I called my workers to account for the accident.

See also: account, call

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Still louder shouted Don Quixote, calling them knaves and traitors, and the lord of the castle, who allowed knights-errant to be treated in this fashion, a villain and a low-born knight whom, had he received the order of knighthood, he would call to account for his treachery. Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context Fogg desired, sooner or later, to call to account for his conduct. Around The World In Eighty Days by Verne, Jules View in context			call hogs call in call in chips call in sick call into call into question call it a day call it a night call it quits Call my service call names Call no man happy till he dies call of nature call off call off the dogs call on call on the carpet call out call over call roll call square call the dogs off call the shots call the tune call to call to account call to attention call to mind call together call up called to straw calling calm calm down came camel camp camp it up camp out campaign campaign against campaign for camper campus can count on the fingers of one hand can kiss goodbye can of worms can on ear can take it to the bank can talk the hind leg off a donkey can talk the legs off an iron pot			Call State Control Function Call Supervision Message Call swaption Call Swaptions Call Switch Module Call Switching Mode Call syndrome Call TAKing Call the Cell call the dogs off Call the Option Call the question call the roll call the shots call the shots call the shots call the shots call the shots call the shots call the tune call the tune call the tune call the tune call the tune call the tune Call Them Collect Call Them to Confirm Call Through Simulator Call Through Test Plan call to call to account Call to Action Call to Action, Nebraska Call to arms Call to Arms (Lu Xun) call to attention Call to Australia Call to Consciousness Call to general quarters Call to Greatness call to heel call to mind call to mind call to mind call to mind call to mind call to mind Call to Needle Time call to notice call to order call to order call to order call to order call to order Call to Power Call to Power Democracy Game Call to prayer call to quarters call to quarters Call to Response call to stool

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