词汇 | throw the book at someone |
释义 | Idiom throw the book at someone Theme: LEGAL to charge or convict someone with as many crimes as is possible. (Slang.)I made the police officer angry, so he took me to the station and threw the book at me.The judge threatened to throw the book at me if I didn't stop insulting the police officer. Slang throw the book at someone Theme: PUNISHMENT tr. [for the police] to charge someone with everything possible; [for a judge] to find someone guilty of everything possible. (As if one were being charged with violating all the laws in a law book.)The judge wanted to throw the book at Bruno, but the prosecutor convinced him to go easy in hope that Bruno would lead them to Mr. Big.They threw the book at Rocko—he got 180 years. Idiom throw the book at someonethrow the book at (someone) informal to punish or criticize someone as severely as possible.It was the fifth time Frank had been arrested for drink-driving, so the judge threw the book at him. throw the book at (one)1. To apply all possible criminal charges to a lawbreaker; to impose the maximum possible punishment or jail sentence against a convicted criminal. After his third offense, the judge threw the book at the criminal, making parole all but an impossibility. 2. To punish or reprimand someone as severely as possible. The disciplinary board threw the book at him for the derogatory tirade he leveled at his employees. throw the book at someoneIf a person in authority throws the book at someone who has committed an offence, they punish them severely. The prosecutor is urging the judge to throw the book at Green. `If this is found to be true then we will throw the book at the clubs involved,' Barry Smart, the chairman of the league, said yesterday. Note: This expression refers to a book in which laws are written down. throw the book at someone tv. [for the police] to charge someone with everything possible; [for a judge] to find someone guilty of everything possible. (As if one were being charged with violating all the laws in a law book.) The judge wanted to throw the book at Joel Cairo, but the prosecutor convinced him to go easy in hope that Cairo would lead them to Mr. Gutman. |
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