| 单词 | throw the book at |
| 释义 | throw the book atSEE SYNONYMS FOR throw the book at ON THESAURUS.COM Punish or reprimand severely, as in I just knew the professor would throw the book at me for being late with my paper. This expression originally meant “sentence a convicted person to the maximum penalties allowed,” the book being the roster of applicable laws. Its figurative use dates from the mid-1900s. Words nearby throw the book atthrow over, throw pillow, throw rug, throw someone, throwster, throw the book at, throw the book at someone, throw together, throw to the wolves, throw up, throw up one's hands The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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