throw the book at

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To charge with or convict of as many crimes as possible. idiomatic,informal,transitive
    — COURT THROWS BOOK AT HIM: ... Thomas Pasco, beggar, got everything the statutes would permit Judge Binkle to give him yesterday afternoon.
  2. To apply the harshest possible punishment to. idiomatic,informal,transitive
    — [C]riminals ... dreaded to be brought into his court, as a conviction meant a severe sentence. As one criminal expressed it to another, "The judge throws the book at you."
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, the, book, at.

词形变化

throws the book at present,singular,third-person throwing the book at participle,present threw the book at past thrown the book at participle,past

词源

From the metaphor of a large book, containing all the possible laws broken or punishments for a particular crime, being thrown at an offender. Attested since at least 1897.
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