take (someone or something) to court
take (someone or something) to court
To sue or initiate legal proceedings against someone or an organization. He took the company to court for using his likeness without his permission. My father wants to take Olivia to court to force her to relinquish her role as executor of his estate.
See also: court, take
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
take someone to court
to sue someone; to force someone to appear in court. I will take you to court if you persist in pestering my client. Don was taken to court in a negligence suit.
See also: court, take
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- take to court
- take (someone or something) to law
- take someone to law
- take action against
- take action against (someone or something)
- sue for
- sue for (something)
- launch (something) against (someone or something)
- launch against
- wage (something) against (someone or something)