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throw the book at
To give someone the
maximum
sentence for a
crime
or penalize very
harshly
.
Marty
really got
screwed over
that
jaywalking
charge when the judge threw the book at him and gave him a life sentence in the federal do-me-in-the-ass prison.
by
Nick D
August 26, 2004
Get a
throw the book at
mug for your dog Yasemin.