The police gave him the third degree. [=they questioned him intensely]
He got the third degree.
Mom gave me the third degree when I got home late.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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 — /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
third degree — n. (colloq.) brutal, harsh interrogation to give smb. the third degree * * * (colloq.) [ brutal, harsh interrogation ] to give smb. the third degree … Combinatory dictionary
third degree — noun intensive rough interrogation in order to extract information or a confession. When I came home at 4am, my dad really gave me the third degree … Wiktionary
Third-degree atrioventricular block — Classification and external resources ICD 10 I44.2 … Wikipedia
