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2022-04-23 11:04
Put (one) in the dock phrase
The "dock" is the place in a courtroom where a defendant sits during a trial.
To look at or examine someone carefully; to say that someone has done something wrong or is guilty of something.
The government is being put in the dock for not caring about the poor.
The teacher is putting us in the dock, so none of us dare to cheat.
I didn't take your phone! Why do you keep putting me in the dock?
To explore or investigate every possible means
Used to describe the act of scrutinizing something thoroughly.
To examine someone carefully and thoroughly to see if they are worthy
Full of flaws.
1. To go after someone closely; physically close to someone
2. To scrutinize someone
The verb "put" must be conjugated according to its tense.
This phrase was formed based on the meaning of the noun "dock".
Do you see anything wrong?
A legal matter that is very easy to solve
The house owners didn't lock the doors before going out, and that's why they got broken in. This is an open and shut case.
