- the third degree
- careful questioning, on the carpet
If I'm late, I get the third degree. Mom asks me a lot of questions.
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the third degree
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The third degree — 1. intense questioning, often with rough treatment, used by authorities to extract information from a person; 2. any intense questioning: I was given the third degree about the scratch on the side door of the van … Dictionary of Australian slang
the third degree — Australian Slang 1. intense questioning, often with rough treatment, used by authorities to extract information from a person; 2. any intense questioning: I was given the third degree about the scratch on the side door of the van … English dialects glossary
The Third degree — This four act muckraking drama by Charles Klein opened on 1 February 1909 for 168 performances at the Hudson Theatre, produced by Henry B. Harris. Howard Jeffries is accused of murdering an unscrupulous art dealer who had been his mother s old … The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater
get the third degree — See: THIRD DEGREE … Dictionary of American idioms
get the third degree — See: THIRD DEGREE … 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 — {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 — /therrd di gree /, v., third degreed, third degreeing, adj. v.t. 1. to subject to the third degree. adj. 2. of or pertaining to the third degree. [1895 1900, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
