do something by the 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.

do (something) by the book

To do article in accordance with rules or regulations. If you're attractive for addition to accept an exception, don't go to Ted—he does aggregate by the book.Learn more: book, by

do article by the book

COMMON If you do article by the book, you do it carefully according to the rules. Modern man is generally dull, studious, careful, safe. He does aggregate by the book. Note: You can additionally say that you go by the book or play article by the book. They could accept taken a stranglehold on the game, but they seemed bent to go by the book and not blitz things. The administrator of the boutique played things by the book, so I was taken down to the badge base and answerable with theft. Note: You can use by-the-book afore a noun to call a being or their way of accomplishing things. He was agreeable to chase a by-the-book approach. Note: If article is done according to the rules and in the accepted way, you can say that it goes by the book. As it looks now, this attack will not go by the book. It'll be annihilation like we've anytime apparent before.Learn more: book, by, something

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