the third degree — informal : a long and intense period of questioning 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. • • • Main Entry: ↑third degree … Useful english dictionary
(the) third degree — the third degree UK US noun a lot of questions that someone asks you in a very determined way give someone the third degree: He gave me the third degree when I finally got home. Thesaurus: questioning and types of questionssynonym … Useful english dictionary
(the) third degree — informal a situation in which someone tries to find out information by asking you a lot of questions. Where have I been, who have I been with! What s this? The third degree? If I m even half an hour late she gives me the third degree. I got the… … New idioms dictionary
the third degree — UK / US noun a lot of questions that someone asks you in a very determined way give someone the third degree: He gave me the third degree when I finally got home … English dictionary
the third degree — Meaning Close interrogation. Origin A Masonic term. In a masonic lodge there are three degrees, the first is called Entered Apprentice, the second Fellowcraft, and the third is master mason. When a candidate receives the third degree in a masonic … Meaning and origin of phrases
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 — careful questioning, on the carpet If I m late, I get the third degree. Mom asks me a lot of questions … English idioms
the third degree — detailed questioning His mother gave him the third degree when he came home late last night … Idioms and examples
the third degree — long and harsh questioning to obtain information or a confession. → third degree … English new terms dictionary
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
