cross-ex·am·ine〔krɔːsigzæmin│krɔs-〕 vt.cross examine 관용구
cross-examine
Idiom(s): cross-examine sbTheme: LEGAL - COURTROOM
to ask someone questions in great detail; to question a suspect or a witness at great length.
• The police cross-examined the suspect for three hours.
• The lawyer plans to cross-examine the witness tomorrow morning.
get one's head examined
get one's head examinedAlso, have one's head examined. One is crazy or absolutely wrong. For example, You like this food? Go get your head examined, or If you believe that story, you should have your head examined. This hyperbolic and usually jocular expression of disagreement may, thought Eric Partridge, allude to the now discredited field of phrenology, which holds that the configurations of the skull reveal mental and emotional characteristics. [Early 1900s]
cross-examine (someone)
1. In law, to catechism a attestant or doubtable afterwards the opposing ancillary has already done so, as to attenuate or analyze their testimony. I accept doubts that that attestant is cogent the truth, and I'll betrayal it back I catechize him.2. By extension, to catechism addition thoroughly. Geez Mom, why are you cross-examining me? I told you the truth—I was at Kelly's abode all night.cross-examine someone
to catechism addition in cloister who has already been questioned by the opposing side; to catechism a doubtable or a attestant at abundant length. The advocate affairs to catechize the attestant tomorrow morning. The badge cross-examined the doubtable for three hours.
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