question again and again; through three trials ❍ 休说麻槌脑箍，六问三推，……(《关汉卿戏剧集·包待制三勘蝴蝶梦》68)You have instruments of torture,hammer and screws,and you question these lads again and again，…/此案经过多少问官，三审六问，已经定案。(朱素臣《十五贯》28) Consider how many courts your case has passed through. After three trials the case is closed.
三推六问sān tuī liù wèn
推：审问。指多次审问。make several cross-examinations, question again and again