APAD: I will hold you accountable

移花接木
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Hold somebody responsible/accountable/liable (for something)to say or decide that someone should accept the responsibility for something bad that happens. 

For example: If anything happens to her, I'll hold you personally responsible. 

It really happens.

Numerous times we were facing challenges of backorder to customer vs equipment issues, manpower shortages,running out time, ect.  I don't have the necessary resouces to fulfill the mission.  In these cases, the business owner'd say I understand your problem, but I have to hold you accountable.  

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7grizzly
The key to morality: skin in the game.
妖妖灵
Can the phrazal verb“account for” be used in the situation?
天边一片白云
Somebody has to be accountable, or thing might not done.
最西边的岛上
I believe we all should be held accountable 4Our ownActions
移花接木
这句话其实不是什么好话,就象那句战争电影口号,不惜一切代价夺取什么守住什么,那意思就是除非人都死完了,否则必须完成任务
最西边的岛上
But in Ur example, it's more like customer is always right;)
移花接木
That's its literal meaning, figuratively, let u take

the responsibility even it is unfair for you

移花接木
这句的隐喻就是,事情办不好得找你算账,你看看account for 能否fit?
最西边的岛上
agreed in Ur case! Fairness is important, but unfortunately
最西边的岛上
:-(, “Nothing is fair in this World” (- Sue Monk Kidd)
妖妖灵
是“负责”的意思吗:

hold someone accountable for something collocation   Add to word list  to make someone responsible for what they do and demand a satisfactory reason for it:  It is important to hold schools accountable for the performance of all their students.  They want him to be held accountable for what he has done. See accountable hold  Fewer examples Managers were asked to set targets and hold themselves accountable for them. The government needs to be heldaccountable for the way it spendstaxpayersmoneyJustice means holding people accountablefor their actions.
妖妖灵
Oh,to find a scapegoat~
妖妖灵
这句是什么意思?
移花接木
这是事后,那句话是事前,我觉得有点威胁口气
妖妖灵
这里的语气是比较严厉。但一般的hold…accountable就是中性语气吧
妖妖灵
今天刚刚听到一个idiom“on the mark”,知道是什么意思吗?
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7grizzly
One who's accountable is more likely to act responsibly.
移花接木
I used off the mark b4
盈盈一笑间
学习了