call to account

Idioms  

1. Hold answerable, as in One day soon we'll be called to account for the child's behavior : [Mid-1500s]

2. Challenge or contest, as in The IRS is bound to call us to account on these deductions . [First half of 1800s]

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Example Sentences

Nearly a year later, Hoteit, a spokesperson for families of more than 200 people who died in the disaster, is still trying to call to account those he says are responsible for allowing the accident to happen.

From Reuters

Einhorn said if lawmakers wanted to understand “why GameStop did what it did ... it would be better to call to account the absentee regulators and their philosophical backers.”

From Reuters

During a 1922 speech, he said, “We must call to account the November criminals of 1918. It cannot be that two million Germans should have fallen in vain and that afterwards one should sit down as friends at the same table with traitors. No, we do not pardon, we demand — Vengeance!”

From Washington Post

The summons by the anti-graft commission is the latest move in a campaign by Koroma’s successor, President Julius Maada Bio, to call to account the previous administration that Maada Bio says took the country to the brink of economic collapse.

From Reuters

“Their actions are neither lawful nor do they enhance public order; in fact, it is the exact opposite. They harmed the named Plaintiffs, and they harmed others. This is their call to account.”

From Seattle Times