grilling

grilling
grill·ing
[ˈgrɪlɪŋ]
n (fig fam) strenges Verhör
to give sb a [good] \grilling jdn grillen sl, jdn [ordentlich] in die Mangel nehmen fam
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['grIlɪŋ]
n
1) (COOK) Grillen nt
2) (= interrogation) strenges Verhör

to give sb a grilling — jdn in die Zange nehmen (inf)

to give sb a grilling about sth — jdn über etw (acc) ausquetschen (inf) or ins Verhör nehmen

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grilling s:
give sb a grilling umg jemanden in die Mangel nehmen (besonders Polizei);
give sb a grilling about umg jemanden ausquetschen über (akk)

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