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  1. to throw the book at love

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GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. to impose the maximum fine or penalty for an offense; -- usually used of judges imposing penalties for criminal acts.

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  • “Detective Manelli is squaring up to throw the book at you—not showing this morning put a hair up his ass and placing you at the Plaza has got his juices going even more.”

    Simon & Schuster: Walls of Silence

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  1. slam
  1. book
  1. throw

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