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单词 to be in a person's books
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to be (deep, far, etc.) in (or into) a person's books
f. to be (deep, far, etc.) in (or into) a person's books and variants: to owe a person money; to get into debt with a creditor. Now rare.
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a1566 R. Edwards Damon & Pithias (1571) sig. f.iii For though their apparell be neuer so fine, Yet sure their credit is farre worse then mine: And by cocke I may say, for all their hie lookes, I know some stickes full deepe in Marchants bookes.
1611 R. Fenton Treat. Vsurie ii. vii. 67 If a man once begin to sinke into his [sc. a usurer's] bookes, he will sucke him vp like a gulfe.
1640 H. Mill Nights Search lii. 256 Being run so far into her books, They're in distresse: the principall with use She'le make them pay.
1734 H. Fielding Don Quixote in Eng. i. x. 18 He is far enough in my Books already.
1752 W. Chaigneau Hist. Jack Connor II. vii. 60 I believe..I am pretty deep in your Books.—The last Christening consum'd a deal of Wine.
1856 Melbourne Punch 7 Apr. 1/3 I am favorable to state aid to religion, as otherwise ministers of the Gospel would get pretty deep into the books of retail tradesmen.
1913 Agric. Cooperation & Rural Credit in Europe (63rd U.S. Congr. 1st Sess. Senate Doc. 214) 483 The shopkeeper..can establish a more effective..control of the farmer's industry. Once well in his books the farmer without capital is his creature, and in due time too often his victim.
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