Throw The Book At Someone Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Throw The Book At Someone Idiom mean?

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Throw the book at someone What does Throw the book at someone mean?	If you throw the book at someone, you punish them as severely as possible.
throw the book at (someone) What does throw the book at (someone) mean?	to punish someone as severely as possible, to make as many charges as possible against someone	The criminal was not sorry for his crime so the judge decided to throw the book at him.
throw the book at (someone) What does throw the book at (someone) mean?	to punish someone severely for breaking a rule or the law	The judge threw the book at the man after he was convicted of robbing a bank.
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across the board What does "across the board" mean?	equally for everyone or everything	The taxes were increased across the board and everyone had to pay more.

dry up What does "dry up" mean?	to become dry	The river began to dry up early in the summer.
as dull as dishwater What does "as dull as dishwater" mean?	very uninteresting	The speaker at the conference was as dull as dishwater.
have the last laugh What does "have the last laugh" mean?	make someone seem foolish for having laughed at you first	I had the last laugh when I went home early while everyone else had to stay overnight at the airport because of the storm.
snake in the grass What does "snake in the grass" mean?	a low and dishonest person	The man is a snake in the grass and nobody likes him.
(someone's) fingerprints are on (something) What does "(someone's) fingerprints are on (something)" mean?	an action/piece of work is typical of a particular person and they must have been involved in it	Many police officers believe that the criminal's fingerprints are on the recent crime.
bring (something) off What does "bring (something) off" mean?	to make something happen	The students tried hard to bring off a successful dance to collect money for their club.
carrot and stick What does "carrot and stick" mean?	a reward or a threat of punishment at the same time	The trade negotiators took a carrot-and-stick approach to the automobile talks.
at a premium What does "at a premium" mean?	at a higher price than usual because of something special	The tickets for the final basketball game were selling at a premium.
squat What does "squat" mean?	nothing; nothing at all

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Throw The Book At Someone Idiom