1. to punish severely for breaking rules or the law; to give the maximum penalty; to charge or convict someone with as many crimes as is possible

1. Dan was expelled for writing on the walls. They really threw the book at him.

2. I made the police officer angry, so he took me to the station and threw the book at me.

3. The judge threatened to throw the book at me if I didn’t stop insulting the police officer.

4. The judge threatened to throw the book at him if he committed another offense.