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.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
throw the book at someone — informal phrase to punish someone very severely If a teacher does anything wrong, they throw the book at him. Thesaurus: to punish someonesynonym punishment of being legally killedhyponym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
throw the book at someone — If you throw the book at someone, you punish them as severely as possible … The small dictionary of idiomes
throw the book at someone — throw 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 … New idioms dictionary
throw the book at someone — If you throw the book at someone, you punish them as severely as possible. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Throw the book at someone — If you throw the book at someone, you punish them as severely as possible … Dictionary of English idioms
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 Bruno … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
throw the book at someone — informal to punish someone very severely If a teacher does anything wrong, they throw the book at him … English dictionary
throw 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 … New idioms dictionary
throw the book at — (informal) 1. To administer a lengthy and detailed reproof to 2. To punish severely • • • Main Entry: ↑book * * * I informal charge or punish (someone) as severely as possible II … Useful english dictionary
throw the book at sb — INFORMAL ► to punish someone as severely as possible for breaking the law: »The US tax authorities threw the book at the European accountancy group over its tax saving schemes. Main Entry: ↑throw … Financial and business terms
throw the book at — ► throw the book at informal charge or punish (someone) as severely as possible. Main Entry: ↑book … English terms dictionary
