Throw the book at em!
Posted by Ray Jay on February 25, 2003
Anyone know the origin of the idiom or phrase "Throw the book at em." I realize it means prosecute someone to the fullest extent of the law, a law enforcement term, but does anyone really know where it came from and when it first began being used?
- Throw the book
at 'em! R Berg 02/25/03
- (Correcting omission) R. Berg
02/25/03
- Throw the book at 'em masakim 02/25/03
- Throw the book
at 'em ~Riot Act? Robert 02/26/03
- Throw the book at 'em ~Riot Act? Ray Jay 02/27/03
- Throw the book at 'em ~Riot Act? Ray Jay 02/27/03
- Throw the book
at 'em ~Riot Act? Robert 02/26/03
- Throw the book at 'em masakim 02/25/03
- (Correcting omission) R. Berg
02/25/03