- give me the third degree
- question me carefully, haul up on the carpet
The police ask a lot of questions. They give you the third degree.
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give me the third degree
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give somebody the third degree — give sb the ˌthird deˈgree idiom (informal) to question sb for a long time and in a thorough way; to use threats or violence to get information from sb Main entry: ↑third degreeidiom … Useful english dictionary
(the) third degree — the third degree UK US noun a lot of questions that someone asks you in a very determined way give someone the third degree: He gave me the third degree when I finally got home. Thesaurus: questioning and types of questionssynonym … Useful english dictionary
the third degree — UK / US noun a lot of questions that someone asks you in a very determined way give someone the third degree: He gave me the third degree when I finally got home … English dictionary
third degree — {n. phr.} A method of severe grilling used to extract information from an arrested suspect. * / Why give me the third degree? he asked indignantly. All I did was come home late because I had a drink with my friends. / … Dictionary of American idioms
third degree — {n. phr.} A method of severe grilling used to extract information from an arrested suspect. * / Why give me the third degree? he asked indignantly. All I did was come home late because I had a drink with my friends. / … Dictionary of American idioms
third degree, the — noun a lot of questions that someone asks you in a very determined way: give someone the third degree: He gave me the third degree when I finally got home … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
third degree — third de gree n give sb the third degree informal to ask someone a lot of questions in order to get information from them ▪ I got home after midnight and Dad gave me the third degree … Dictionary of contemporary English
third degree — third de gree n give sb the third degree informal to ask someone a lot of questions in order to get information from them ▪ I got home after midnight and Dad gave me the third degree … Dictionary of contemporary English
third degree — n. (colloq.) brutal, harsh interrogation to give smb. the third degree * * * (colloq.) [ brutal, harsh interrogation ] to give smb. the third degree … Combinatory dictionary
third degree — noun give sb the third degree informal to ask someone a lot of questions in order to get information from them: I got home after midnight and Dad gave me the third degree … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
