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Call to account, investigate. For example, He was acquitted, but one day soon he'll be brought to book , or As for your records, the IRS is sure to bring you to book concerning your tax deductions . This term uses book in the sense of “a written record,” such as an account book or ledger. [c. 1800]

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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