throw the book at someone

成語所屬單字books

throw the book at someone — 慣用語

1. to punish someone as severely as the law or rules allow

1.慣用語
釋義

從重處罰

to punish someone as severely as the law or rules allow

例句

The judge threw the book at the driver who had been drinking.

School officials threw the book at the students who started the fire.