take to taskverb censure severely or angrily; `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` Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974
take to task verb censure severely or angrily; `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`