get the third degree



get the third degree

To be interrogated, scrutinized, or questioned intensely or thoroughly by someone. My boyfriend is so controlling that I always get the third degree if I go anywhere or see anyone without him. I got the third degree from the police regarding my whereabouts during the crime.
See also: degree, get, third

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
FerneFURNEnglish
Ambra-Italian
Lugus-Celtic Mythology
SocratesSAHK-rə-teez (English)Ancient Greek (Latinized)
GÁBriel-Hungarian
Mukhtar-Arabic