book
/bʊk/
noun21
verb9
forms
booked · booking · books
Phrases with book
- by the bookIn a manner which strictly adheres to rules, legal requirements, or official procedures.
- blot one's copy bookTo damage one's own reputation through bad behavior.
- book awayOf a travel agent, to stop booking travelers on an airline and start booking them on others instead.
- book burningA mass burning of books, intended as a form of political and/or religious censorship.
- book dumpingThe practice of donating old used books that burden rather than assist communities.
- book inTo reserve an appointment for.
- book-lengthOf a document, composition, or other entity: as long as a book; i.e. very long or extensive.
- book offTo call off from work.
- book onTo register (for duty).
- book upTo reserve or book all of something, for example by purchasing all the tickets.
- close the book onTo stop worrying about or trying to do something about; to ignore.
- closed-bookDesignating an examination in which external resources such as calculators, glossaries, and study notes are prohibited.
- for the bookNotable, remarkable or surprising.
- judge a book by its coverTo make judgments about things or people by considering external appearances alone.
- make bookTo gamble, either by placing or taking bets.
- open bookSomething whose salient aspects are obvious or easily interpreted.
- record bookA book in which a record is kept of events, similar to a logbook.
- suit one's bookTo be ideal, convenient, or satisfactory to someone.
- throw the book atTo charge with or convict of as many crimes as possible.
- turn up for the bookA very unexpected, usually pleasant, surprise.