Bring someone to book
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 5To punish/scold someone
जवाबदेह ठहराना
The office was brought to book after forty complaints.
To bring to book needs a record and not anger.
Daily use: Usko book pe laya gaya.
हर आदमी चाहता है कि किसी case में उसका नाम न आए, वरना नौकरी पर असर पड़ता है। जब किसी को सज़ा मिलती है तो उसका नाम book में लिख जाता है। Bring someone to book = किसी को सज़ा देना या उससे हिसाब माँगना।
Everyone wants to keep his name out of police records, because a case can spoil a career. When a person is punished, his name is written in the book. So to bring someone to book is to punish him or make him answer for his wrongs.
Meaning 'to punish someone / make them answerable' है। 'To make someone read' या 'to book a ticket' जैसे options trap हैं; opposite: let off; related noun: accountability।
The meaning is 'to punish someone or make them answer for their actions'. Options like 'to make someone read' or 'to book a ticket' are traps; the opposite idea is 'let off', and the related noun is accountability.