🗓️ Idiom: Given the Third Degree (V)
💬 Meaning
- To be questioned in a very intense or detailed way.
- To feel pressure because someone keeps asking many follow-up questions.
🧠 Example Sentences
- During the interview, I felt like I was given the third degree about my work history.
- The manager was given the third degree when the board asked him to explain the results.
- She worried she would be given the third degree in the panel interview.
🏛️ Origin
The expression “the third degree” began in the early twentieth century. It was used to describe very tough questioning, especially when someone wanted the whole truth.It became a common idiom for any situation where a person is asked many difficult or detailed questions.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank
During the job interview, I felt like I was __________ about every part of my CV.
Answer
given the third degree
2. Multiple choice
What does “given the third degree” mean?
a) Being asked very intense or detailed questions
b) Being given more time to prepare
c) Being told the interview is over early
Answer
a) Being asked very intense or detailed questions
3. Change the sentence using “given the third degree”
“They questioned me again and again during the interview.”
Answer
I was given the third degree during the interview.
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