task, To take to task, chew someone out, tasked with reinventing

The choice of the next prime minister falls to Conservatives, whose lawmakers are tasked with reinventing their party.

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The Chinese Health Organization?

The WHO director-general should be taken to task for his deference to China throughout the COVID-19 crisis.

task (WORK)
noun [C]
a piece of work to be done, especially one done regularly, unwillingly or with difficulty:
We usually ask interviewees to perform a few simple tasks on the computer just to test their aptitude.

The government now faces the daunting task of restructuring the entire health service.

task
verb [T usually passive]
to give someone a task:
We have been tasked with setting up camps for refugees.

To take to task is to chew someone out for something they've done wrong. If you don't do your homework for a week, your teacher will take you to task, and you better straighten up! A task is a job, and if someone takes you to task, they're letting you know you did a bad job.

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chew someone out

— phrasal verb with chew 

 

to criticize someone angrily:

The coach has already chewed out two of his swimmers for arriving late to practice.