to strongly criticize someone for something they did wrong
criticar fuertemente a alguien por algo que hizo mal (kritikar fuertemente a alguien por algo ke hizo mal)
"The teacher took him to task for cheating on the exam."
"El maestro lo regañó por hacer trampa en el examen." (El maestro lo regaño por aser trampa en el exámen)
a harmless or small lie told to avoid hurting someone
to make every possible effort to achieve something
to become very excited or angry
to respond angrily or sharply to someone
to smile and bring happiness to others
to increase the level of risk or difficulty