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by the book in American English according to the rules; in the prescribed or usual way See full dictionary entry for book Examples of 'by the book' in a sentenceby the book The council insisted it had done everything by the book.I wanted to do everything by the book.But will the by-the-book detective be convinced by her brother's argument?It prided itself on doing things by the book.Did the police play by the book?But these are not designers to play it by the book, operatic or otherwise.In your case, though, you appeared to have done everything by the book. Chinese translation of 'by the book' -
照章办(辦)事 (zhàozhāng bànshì)
See book Nearby words ofby the book - by sea
- by sheer chance
- by special delivery
- by the book
- by the look or looks of it
- by the powers invested in me
- by the same token
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