be brought to book Idiom, Proverb

book worm

one who reads a lot, geek Sarah is quite a book worm. She loves to read history books.

booked/booked up

no more space or rooms, no vacancy The Royal Hotel is booked up. Every room is reserved.

close the books

stop taking orders, end a bookkeeping period They usually close the books at the end of February every year.

cook the books

illegally change information in accounting books in a company The accountant was cooking the books for over a year before he was caught.

crack a book

study, read a textbook Sean passed that exam without cracking a book.

curl up with a good book

sit down in a comfortable place and read a book On a cold and rainy day she likes to curl up with a good book.

every trick in the book

every method or device, every way of doing it If you want to find boys, Keiko knows every trick in the book.

hit the books

study or prepare for class He stayed home all weekend and hit the books.

in his good books

among those he likes, on his list of good people She's in his good books because she praised his painting.

in my good books

among the people I like, on my good side To get in my good books, you can help me with my homework.

be brought to book

To accept a academic abuse for a criminality or wrongdoing. I'm absolutely afraid that I'll be brought to book for my access during the meeting. I aloof achievement I don't get fired.Learn more: book, brought

be brought to book

BRITISHCOMMON If addition is brought to book, they are punished clearly for article amiss that they accept done. No-one has yet been brought to book for a abomination which affronted Italy. Note: Originally, if addition was brought to book, they were ordered to prove that article they had said or done agreed with a accounting aphorism or agreement. Learn more: book, brought

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in light of in line in love in luck in memory of in mind in mint condition in my care in my good books in no time in no uncertain terms in nothing flat in on in one in one ear and out the other in one fell swoop in order be bored witless be born that way be born with a silver spoon in (one's) mouth be born with a silver spoon in your mouth be born yesterday be bouncing off the walls be bound and determined be bound to (be or do something) be boxing clever be brain dead be breaking a butterfly on a wheel be breathing down (one's) neck be breathing down someone's neck be breathing fire be bricking it be bright and breezy be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed be bringing up the rear be broad in the beam be brother's keeper be brothers/sisters under the skin be brought down a notch (or two) be brought down a peg (or two) be brought in from the cold be brought to account be brought to book be built like a brick shithouse be built like a tank be built on sand be bulging at the seams be bumping along the bottom be burning a hole in (one's) pocket be burning a hole in your pocket be burnt to a crisp be burnt, worn, etc. to a frazzle be bursting at the seams be bursting to (do something) be bursting to do something be bursting/bulging at the seams be busier than a one-legged man in a butt-kicking contest be busted be cacking it be careful be careful not to (do something) be careful what you wish for(, it might (just) come true) be carried away be carried out feet first be carved in stone be carved/set in stone be cast in a (some kind of) mold be cast in a mould