From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1:
taken to task /tˈeɪkən tə tˈask/
geschimpft, ausgeschimpft, zugerechtgewiesen, gerügt, gerüffelt, getadelt, maßgeregelt, gescholten, die Leviten gelesen, die Ohren lang gezogen, einen Anschiss verpasst, heimgeleuchtet
Synonyms: scolded, reprimanded, rebuked, reproved, reprehended, berated, objurgated, chided/chidden/chid, told off, ticked off
see: scold, reprimand, rebuke, reprove, reprehend, berate, objurgate, chide sb., take sb. to task, tell off sb., tick off sb. to rake/haul/drag sb. over the coals, scolding, reprimanding, rebuking, reproving, reprehending, berating, objurgating, chiding, taking to task, telling off, ticking off, I told the boys off for making so much noise.