take to court

phrase

: to bring (someone) before a court of law

… French prosecutors called the clumsy operation criminal and took him to court.

—Robert B. Cullen

especially : sue sense 1a

… a man who flees to a foreign country cannot be extradited to face his bills. But he can't come home again either, unless he is willing to risk having his creditors take him to court to collect what he owes them.

—Philip Herrera

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for take to court

• abort
• airport
• alport
• athwart
• carport
• comport
• consort
• deport
• distort
• escort
• exhort
• extort