haul before

haul someone (up) before someone or something

Fig. to bring someone into the presence of someone or something, usually some officer of the law. The officer hauled the suspect up before the judge. She hauled up the suspect before the judge.
See also: before, haul
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • at the mercy of somebody/something
  • Kojak with a Kodak
  • flatty
  • clock (someone or something) at speeds of (some amount)
  • clock at speeds of
  • back (someone or something) up
  • back up
  • ignorance is no excuse
  • ignorance of the law is no excuse
  • ignorance of the law is no excuse for breaking it