ALL meanings of throw the book at
throw the book at
T t - noun throw the book at a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers. 1
- noun throw the book at a work of fiction or nonfiction in an electronic format: Your child can listen to or read the book online. See also e-book (def 1). 1
- noun throw the book at a number of sheets of blank or ruled paper bound together for writing, recording business transactions, etc. 1
- noun throw the book at a division of a literary work, especially one of the larger divisions. 1
- noun throw the book at the Book, the Bible. 1
- noun throw the book at Music. the text or libretto of an opera, operetta, or musical. 1
- noun throw the book at books, book of account. 1
- noun throw the book at Jazz. the total repertoire of a band. 1
- noun throw the book at a script or story for a play. 1
- noun throw the book at a record of bets, as on a horse race. 1
- noun throw the book at Cards. the number of basic tricks or cards that must be taken before any trick or card counts in the score. 1
- noun throw the book at a set or packet of tickets, checks, stamps, matches, etc., bound together like a book. 1
- noun throw the book at anything that serves for the recording of facts or events: The petrified tree was a book of Nature. 1
- noun throw the book at Sports. a collection of facts and information about the usual playing habits, weaknesses, methods, etc., of an opposing team or player, especially in baseball: The White Sox book on Mickey Mantle cautioned pitchers to keep the ball fast and high. 1
- noun throw the book at Stock Exchange. the customers served by each registered representative in a brokerage house. a loose-leaf binder kept by a specialist to record orders to buy and sell stock at specified prices. 1
- noun throw the book at a pile or package of leaves, as of tobacco. 1
- noun throw the book at Mineralogy. a thick block or crystal of mica. 1
- noun throw the book at a magazine: used especially in magazine publishing. 1
- noun throw the book at book value. 1
- noun throw the book at Slang. bookmaker (def 1). 1
- noun throw the book at the book. a set of rules, conventions, or standards: The solution was not according to the book but it served the purpose. the telephone book: I've looked him up, but he's not in the book. 1
- verb with object throw the book at to enter in a book or list; record; register. 1
- verb with object throw the book at to reserve or make a reservation for (a hotel room, passage on a ship, etc.): We booked a table at our favorite restaurant. 1
- verb with object throw the book at to register or list (a person) for a place, transportation, appointment, etc.: The travel agent booked us for next week's cruise. 1
- verb with object throw the book at to engage for one or more performances. 1
- verb with object throw the book at to enter an official charge against (an arrested suspect) on a police register. 1
- verb with object throw the book at to act as a bookmaker for (a bettor, bet, or sum of money): The Philadelphia syndicate books 25 million dollars a year on horse racing. 1
- verb without object throw the book at to register one's name. 1
- verb without object throw the book at to engage a place, services, etc. 1
- verb without object throw the book at Slang. to study hard, as a student before an exam: He left the party early to book. to leave; depart: I'm bored with this party, let's book. to work as a bookmaker: He started a restaurant with money he got from booking. 1
- adjective throw the book at of or relating to a book or books: the book department; a book salesman. 1
- adjective throw the book at derived or learned from or based on books: a book knowledge of sailing. 1
- adjective throw the book at shown by a book of account: The firm's book profit was $53,680. 1
- idioms throw the book at bring to book, to call to account; bring to justice: Someday he will be brought to book for his misdeeds. 1
- idioms throw the book at by the book, according to the correct or established form; in the usual manner: an unimaginative individual who does everything by the book. 1
- idioms throw the book at close the books, to balance accounts at the end of an accounting period; settle accounts. 1
- idioms throw the book at cook the books, Informal. cook1 (def 12) 1
- idioms throw the book at in one's bad books, out of favor; disliked by someone: He's in the boss's bad books. 1
- idioms throw the book at in one's book, in one's personal judgment or opinion: In my book, he's not to be trusted. 1
- idioms throw the book at in one's good books, in favor; liked by someone. 1
- idioms throw the book at like a book, completely; thoroughly: She knew the area like a book. 1
- idioms throw the book at make book, to accept or place the bets of others, as on horse races, especially as a business. to wager; bet: You can make book on it that he won't arrive in time. 1
- idioms throw the book at off the books, done or performed for cash or without keeping full business records: especially as a way to avoid paying income tax, employment benefits, etc.: Much of his work as a night watchman is done off the books. 1
- idioms throw the book at one for the book / books, a noteworthy incident; something extraordinary: The daring rescue was one for the book. 1
- idioms throw the book at on the books, entered in a list or record: He claims to have graduated from Harvard, but his name is not on the books. 1
- idioms throw the book at throw the book at, Informal. to sentence (an offender, lawbreaker, etc.) to the maximum penalties for all charges against that person. to punish or chide severely. 1
- idioms throw the book at without book, from memory. without authority: to punish without book. 1
- idioms throw the book at write the book, to be the prototype, originator, leader, etc., of: So far as investment banking is concerned, they wrote the book. 1
- noun throw the book at to charge with every relevant offence 0
- noun throw the book at to inflict the most severe punishment on 0