كيف تنطق "throw the book at"

expression

THROH thuh BOOK at

throh thuh BOOK at

التعريف

To punish someone as severely as possible, usually by giving the maximum legal penalties.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈθɹoʊ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈbʊk/ /ˈæt

الإنجليزية البريطانية

θɹˈəʊ/ /ðə, ði/ /bˈʊk/ /ˈæt

أمريكي

THROH thuh BOOK at

بريطاني

throh thuh BOOK at

The judge decided to throw the book at him for stealing the car.

If you break the law again, they will throw the book at you.

The company was caught cheating and the authorities will throw the book at them.

They really threw the book at her for tax evasion—ten years in prison.