give someone the third degree
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give someone the third degree — idiom
1. to question someone very thoroughly or aggressively, as if interrogating them
1.idiom
Definition
to question someone very thoroughly or aggressively, as if interrogating them
Example
When Sora came home late, his parents gave him the third degree about where he had been.
The manager gave the new employee the third degree about his previous job experience.