| 单词 | give someone the third degree |
| 释义 | give someone the third degreeto ask someone a lot of questions in an aggressive way in order to find out information Apply for a loan now and you will be given the third degree. Synonyms of 'give someone the third degree'interrogate, question, examine, ask More Synonyms of give someone the third degree (idiom) He gave me the third degree on my relationship with you. Synonyms interrogate I interrogated everyone who was even slightly involved. question A man is being questioned by police. examine I was called and examined as a witness. ask `How is Frank?' he asked. pump He ran in every five minutes to pump me for details. grill (informal) quiz Detectives quizzed them for four hours before they were released. cross-examine The accused's lawyers will get a chance to cross-examine him. cross-question Additional synonymsin the sense of ask Definition to say or write (something) in a form that requires an answer `How is Frank?' he asked. Synonyms inquire, question, quiz, query, interrogatein the sense of cross-examine Definition to question closely or relentlessly The accused's lawyers will get a chance to cross-examine him. Synonyms question, grill (informal), quiz, interrogate, catechize, pumpin the sense of examine Definition to formally question someone on oath I was called and examined as a witness. Synonyms question, quiz, interrogate, cross-examine, grill (informal), give the third degree to (informal) Nearby words of |
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