| 单词 | to throw the book at a person |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto throw the book at a person 13. slang (originally U.S.). The maximum penalty or charge for a person accused of criminal activity. Chiefly in to throw the book at a person: to charge a person with every possible offence; to sentence a person as severely as possible; also in extended use. Also to get (also do) the book: to be imprisoned for the maximum term for a crime. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > accusation, allegation, or indictment > charge, accuse, or indict [verb (transitive)] > with all offences to throw the book at a person1908 society > authority > punishment > [verb (intransitive)] > receive punishment > be punished severely to buy the bargain dear1352 smart1534 sweata1625 to nap it1699 to get it1805 to catch or get Jesse1839 to get (also catch, take) it in the neck1881 to get beans1893 to get (also do) the book1928 1908 J. Hopper & F. R. Bechdolt 9009 i. 7 You'll wish they'd handed you the book and you'd been hung. 1911 G. Bronson-Howard Enemy to Society iii. 42 As soon as they finds you've got no political pull, the judges and all git very moral; throw the book at you and tell you to add up the sentences in it. 1928 R. J. Tasker Grimhaven (1929) i. 11 I'm doing one life jolt, and two one-to-fiftys..—yes sir, doing the book. 1939 Los Angeles Times 14 Nov. ii. 11/3 The commission threw the book at him by grounding him for 25 racing days. 1961 J. Heller Catch-22 (1962) viii. 74 He was formally charged with ‘breaking ranks while in formation, felonious assault, indiscriminate behaviour, mopery, high treason, provoking, being a smart guy, listening to classical music, and so on’. In short, they threw the book at him. 1975 Bull. (Sydney) 26 Apr. 44 Dead set the best bake in history they give me and I got the book for a shit pot dud. 2005 Independent 10 Oct. 28/4 They can add all sorts of other charges..they don't have to throw the book at him at the beginning. < as lemmas |
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