词组 | put one in the dock |
释义 | (redirected from put one in the dock)put (one) in the dockTo subject one to intense scrutiny or examination; to accuse or assign blame to one. The "dock" is the place in a courtroom where a defendant sits during a trial. They're putting everyone in the dock until they can figure out who stole the money from the safe. put somebody in the ˈdockaccuse somebody of doing something wrong: The government is being put in the dock for failing to warn the public about the flu epidemic.The dock in a court of law is the place where the person who has been accused of a crime stands or sits during a trial. |
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