throw the book at
Example Sentences
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“My guess is that they will throw the book at them,” LeoGrande said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026
She urged the judge to throw the book at Martin because he “is not fit to live in society.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
"I know that they're going to throw the book at me," O'Sullivan told the BBC.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2023
“That will only work when you’ve got bodies like Ribble Valley being proactive and saying, ‘If you mess around with them, we’ll throw the book at you,’ ” he added.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 17, 2023
He longed to throw the book at the foolish Dresden shepherdess that stood on the mantelpiece.
From Across the Stream by Edward Frederic Benson
