Throw the book at someone.
[英文成語]THROW THE BOOK AT SOMEONE. — 學習成語:如何表達嚴厲懲罰的情況
嚴厲懲罰。
當某人犯錯,並且被 "Throw the book at someone" 時,意味著對他們施加最嚴厲的懲罰。想像一個學生作弊被抓到,校方可能會對他 "throw the book at him",即給予嚴重的處分。這個成語用來表達對錯誤不容寬貸的態度。
範例句子
The judge decided to throw the book at the offender for repeated violations.
法官決定對這個多次違法者嚴懲不貸。
If you keep breaking the rules, they'll throw the book at you.
如果你繼續違反規則,他們會對你嚴懲不貸。
In an effort to set an example, the principal threw the book at the students caught cheating.
為了樹立榜樣,校長對被抓到作弊的學生嚴懲不貸。