“By the book”
定義
According to the rules.
例句
Examples
“The officer handled everything by the book.”
Use this idiom in context
Restore the missing expression using the meaning above. Keep the rest of the sentence unchanged.
The officer handled everything _____.Compare with the original example
The officer handled everything by the book.
Write a two-line conversation using “By the book”. 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常見問題
- What does "By the book" mean?
- "By the book" means according to the rules.
- How do you use "By the book" in a sentence?
- Example: "The officer handled everything by the book."
- Should I interpret "By the book" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.