a set of written, printed, lined, or blank sheets bound together
a long written or printed composition, esp a literary one
a major division of a treatise or literary work
Book 2 of the Aeneid
(in pl) journals, ledgers, etc recording business accounts
(the Book) the Bible
(the book) a work used as a source or authority for some purpose, e.g. an instruction manual, or the libretto of a play, opera, etc
informal a magazine
a small folder containing a quantity of stamps, tickets, matches, etc, for detaching as required for use
the bets registered by a bookmaker
the number of tricks a card player or side must win before any trick can have scoring value
a subject about which one is totally ignorant
something that is revealing of a person's attitude, intention, etc
an unusual occurrence that is worth noting
to punish or reprimand (an offender)
following instructions or procdure closely
in my opinion
in favour or disfavour with somebody
‘It seems to me, Harry, that you do not approve of what any of us are doing,’ said she. ‘I fear we are all in your black books.’ — Trollope
[the ‘book’ was originally a record of those liable to reward or punishment; the ‘black book’ may have its origin in a book bound in black used as a record of scandals in the monasteries before their suppression under Henry VIII in the1530s.]to take bets and pay winnings
an act or occurrence worth noting
included in a list of clients, members, or employees
to be convenient for somebody
to copy or imitate somebody's behaviour
to punish or reprimand (somebody) as severely as the law allows
[originally referring to a book of regulations]