bring to book

== English == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ʊk === Verb === bring to book (third-person singular simple present brings to book, present participle bringing to book, simple past and past participle brought to book) (UK) To penalise someone for a punishable offence. ==== Usage notes ==== Very commonly used in the passive voice, as in the example. ==== See also ==== bring to justice throw the book at === Further reading === “bring to book”, in Collins English Dictionary. “bring somebody to book” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman. “bring sb to book”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “bring someone to book” (US) / “bring someone to book” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.