Bring someone to book

The correct meaning for the idiom “Bring someone to book” is Option A

This idiom is used when someone is made to face punishment or is held accountable for their actions. It’s often used in the context of formal systems like law, school, or work, where there are clear rules and consequences for breaking them. The phrase suggests that the person’s actions are being recorded in a ‘book’ or record, and they are being called to answer for them. It does not literally involve a book. The ‘book’ in the phrase is metaphorical, referring to the recording or noting down of someone’s wrong actions.