book Идиома
book worm
booked/booked up
close the books
cook the books
crack a book
curl up with a good book
every trick in the book
hit the books
in his good books
in my good books
in your bad books
keep books
on the books
one for the books
throw the book at
you can't tell a book by its cover
black book
2. a book to carry phone numbers in
3. The Bible
book
2. to leave
dope-book
fuck-book
book down
Every sum of money paid or received must be booked down immediately．支出或收入的每一笔款都必须立即记账。
Detailed items of all the goods to be shipped have to be booked down．待运货物的细目必须登记下来。
book in
Immediately on arrival at the office，all employees have to book in．所有职员一到办公室就必须登记签到。
I booked you in at that hotel．我为你在那家旅店订了房间。
book up
It is always advisable to book up as far in advance as possible，especially in the rush．尤其是旺季，最好要尽可能地提前预定车船票。
The theater is booked up for every evening this week except Friday．除了星期五外，这个剧院本周的晚场票都预定完了。
wrote the book on
Idiom(s): wrote the book on sthTheme: KNOWLEDGE
to be very authoritative about something; to know enough about something to write the definitive book on it. (Always in past tense.)
• Ted wrote the book on unemployment. He's been looking for work in three states for two years.
• Do I know about misery? I wrote the book on misery!
use every trick in the book
Idiom(s): use every trick in the bookTheme: EFFORT
to use every method possible. (Informal.)
• I used every trick in the book, but I still couldn't manage to get a ticket to the game Saturday.
• Bob tried to use every trick in the book, but he still failed.
take a leaf out of one's book
Idiom(s): take a leaf out of one's bookTheme: BEHAVIOR
to behave or to do something in the way that someone else would.
• When you act like that, you re taking a leaf out of your sister's book, and I don't like it!
• You had better do it your way. Don't take a leaf out of my book. I don't do it well.
read sb like an open book
Idiom(s): read sb like a(n open) bookTheme: PERCEPTION
to understand someone very well.
• I've got John figured out. I can read him like a book.
• Of course I understand you. I read you like an open book.
one for the record books
Idiom(s): one for the (record) booksTheme: SUPERLATIVE
a record-breaking act.
• What a dive! That's one for the record books.
• I've never heard such a funny joke. That's really one for the books.
make book on
Idiom(s): make book on sthTheme: PREDICTION - BETTING
to make or accept bets on something. (Slang.)
• It looks as if it will rain, but I wouldn't make book on it.
• John's making book on the football game this Saturday.
like an open book
Idiom(s): be (like) an open bookTheme: UNDERSTANDING
to be someone or something that is easy to understand.
• Jane's an open book. I always know what she is going to do next.
• The committee's intentions are an open book. They want to save money.
in one's book
Idiom(s): in one's bookTheme: OPINION
according to one's own opinion. (Informal.)
• He's okay in my book.
• In my book, this is the best that money can buy.
have one's nose in a book
Idiom(s): have one's nose in a bookTheme: STUDY
to be reading a book; to read books all the time.
• Bob has his nose in a book every time I see him.
• His nose is always in a book. He never gets any exercise.
by the book
Idiom(s): by the numbers AND by the bookTheme: RULES
according to the rules. (Informal.)
• He always plays the game by the numbers. He never cheats.
• I want all my people to go by the numbers. This place is totally honest.
• We always go by the book in matters like this.
balance the books
Idiom(s): balance the accounts AND balance the booksTheme: ACCOUNTING
to determine through accounting that accounts are in balance, that all money is accounted for.
• Jane was up all night balancing the accounts.
• The cashier was not allowed to leave the bank until the manager balanced the books.
Don't judge a book by its cover.
Don't judge by appearances.Bring someone to book
If somebody is brought to book, they are punished or made to account for something they have done wrong.Closed book to me
If a subject is a closed book to you, it is something that you don't understand or know anything about.Don't judge a book by the cover
This idiom means that you should not judge something or someone by appearances, but should look deeper at what is inside and more important.In my bad books
If you are in someone's bad books, they are angry with you. Likewise, if you are in their good books, they are pleased with you.In my book
This idiom means 'in my opinion'.Oldest trick in the book
The oldest trick in the book is a well-known way of deceiving someone, though still effective.Open book
If a person is an open book, it is easy to know what they think or how they feel about things.Take a leaf out of someone's book
If you take a leaf out of someone's book, you copy something they do because it will help you.Throw the book at someone
If you throw the book at someone, you punish them as severely as possible.Turn-up for the books
A turn-up for the books is an unexpected or surprising event.You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover
Decisions shouldn't be made primarily on appearance.be in someone's good books|be in someone's bad boo
be in favour (or disfavour) with someone: "I'm not in her good books today - I messed up her report."close the books|books|close
v. phr. To stop taking orders; end a bookkeeping period. The tickets were all sold, so the manager said to close the books. The department store closes its books on the 25th of each month.closed book|book|close|closed
n. A secret; something not known or understood. The man's early life is a closed book. For Mary, science is a closed book. The history of the town is a closed book.crack a book|book|crack
v. phr., slang To open a book in order to study.
Usually used with a negative. John did not crack a book until the night before the exam. Many students think they can pass without cracking a book.
An book idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with book, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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