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open book
open book n a person or thing without secrecy or concealment that can be easily known or interpreted
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an open book1. Something that is easy to understand or decipher. These legal contracts are anything but an open book.2. One who acts (or purports to act) honestly, with no secrets. Ask me anything, I'm an open book. Adam says he's an open book, but I've seen him sneaking out of his house late at night.See also: book, open(like an) open bookFig. [of someone or something] 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.See also: book, openopen bookSomething or someone that can be readily examined or understood, as in His entire life is an open book. This metaphoric expression is often expanded to read someone like an open book, meaning "to discern someone's thoughts or feelings"; variations of this metaphor were used by Shakespeare: "Read o'er the volume of young Paris' face," ( Romeo and Juliet, 1:3) and "O, like a book of sport thou'lt read me o'er" ( Troilus and Cressida, 4:5). [Mid-1800s] For an antonym, see closed book. See also: book, openopen book
open booksignified spreading of truth by text and doctrine. [Christian Symbolism: Appleton, 13]See: HonestyOpen book
Open bookSee: Unmatched bookOpen BookA situation in which a bank's liabilities have a shorter term (on average) than its assets. This indicates that it may not be able to meet its obligations when the time comes. It is also called an unmatched book or a short book. |