hold accountable
Make them responsible
To hold someone accountable is to expect them to answer for their actions or decisions, especially when things go wrong.
The phrase implies consequences—being held accountable means you can't escape responsibility: The board held the CEO accountable for the losses.
Often used in contexts of governance, management, or personal relationships where someone has failed to meet expectations: Parents should be held accountable for their children's behavior.
- responsibleObligated to answer for actions
- take responsibilityAccept fault for outcomes
- blameAssign responsibility for wrongdoing
- answerableLiable to account
- liableLegally responsible for something
culpable · justice · bring to justice · due process · reckoning · day of reckoning · consequences · answer · confront · expose · guilty · fault · face the music · oversight · scrutiny · audit · tribunal · congressional hearing
- accountabilityresponsibility, take responsibility, answerability, responsible, culpability
hold accountablelet slide
Choose not to address
let off the hook · look the other way · turn a blind eye · excuse · overlook
hold, holds, holding, holder, holders, holdings, behold, beholden, withhold