take someone to court
US /teɪk ˈsʌmwʌn tə kɔːrt/
UK /teɪk ˈsʌmwʌn tə kɔːrt/
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把...告上法庭, 起訴
to bring a lawsuit against someone; to sue someone
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My neighbor threatened to take me to court over the fence dispute.
我的鄰居威脅要因為圍欄糾紛把我告上法庭。
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If they don't pay, we'll have to take them to court.
如果他們不付款，我們就得把他們告上法庭。