释义 |
go by the book/do sth by the book go by the book/do sth by the book ► C2 to do something exactly as the rules tell you: » My lawyer always goes strictly by the book.» This is a private deal - we don't have to do everything by the book.Thesaurus+: ↑Morality and rules of behaviourThesaurus+: ↑Rules and lawsThesaurus+: ↑Obeying and breaking the law , ↑Obedient and compliant , ↑Disobedient , ↑Bad and wrong behaviour |