bring somebody to book to punish someone for breaking laws or rules, especially when you have been trying to punish them for a long time: In my book, nothing is more important than football.ġ1. in my book spoken said when giving your opinion: PART OF A BOOK one of the parts that a very large book such as the Bible is divided intoġ0. LAW be on the books if a law is on the books, it is part of the set of laws in a country, town, area etcĩ. be in sb’s good/bad books informal used to say that someone is pleased or annoyed with youĨ. a closed book a subject that you do not understand or know anything about:ħ. The police were careful to do everything by the book.Ħ. She feels she has to go by the book and can’t use her creativity. by the book exactly according to rules or instructions: ⇨ cook the books at ↑ cook 1(3)ī) JOBS the names of people who use a company’s services, or who are sent by a company to work for other peopleĪn agent with a lot of popular actors on his booksĥ. They have £50 billion worth of orders on the books. SET OF THINGS a set of things such as stamps, matches, or tickets, held together inside a paper cover:Ī) ACCOUNTS written records of the financial accounts of a business:Īn accountant will examine the company’s books.Ī small firm that is having problems balancing the books (=keeping its profits and spending equal) TO WRITE IN a set of sheets of paper held together in a cover so that you can write on them:ģ. I’ve just started reading a book by Graham Greene.Ģ. PRINTED PAGES a set of printed pages that are held together in a cover so that you can read them: book 1 /bʊk/ 'British English' 'American English' nounġ.
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