“Cook the books”
意味
To dishonestly change financial records.
例文
Examples
“The accountant was fired for cooking the books.”
Use this idiom in context
Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
The accountant was fired for cooking the books.Compare with the original example
The accountant was fired for cooking the books.
Write a two-line conversation using “Cook the books”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
Check the expression in a dictionaryよくある質問
- What does "Cook the books" mean?
- "Cook the books" means to dishonestly change financial records.
- How do you use "Cook the books" in a sentence?
- Example: "The accountant was fired for cooking the books."
- Should I interpret "Cook the books" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.