bring someone to book

申斥；要求…做出解釋，要求…說明原委

by the book

嚴(yán)格遵守規(guī)則

a cop who doesn't exactly play it by the book

一個不完全照章辦事的警察

close the books

（為結(jié)賬等目的）停止入賬，停止記賬

in someone's bad (或 good) books

得（失）某人的好感，得（失）寵于某人

in my book

按我一己之見，按我個人的看法

That counts as a lie in my book.

在我看來，那就是說謊。

make (或 open) a book

（在賽馬等中）接受不同數(shù)目的賭注；下賭注

on the books

（指雇員、顧客等）紀(jì)錄在案的，已登記入冊的

People of the Book

猶太教徒，基督教徒

suit one's book

(英)投某人所好，符合某人的要求

It didn't suit her book at all to be moved.

為其感動根本不合她的心意。

take a leaf out of someone's book

學(xué)某人的樣子

you can't judge a book by its cover

(諺)人不可貌相；海水不可斗量

bring to book

要求作出解釋；要求作出說明

in one's book

認(rèn)為：根據(jù)某人的看法

In my book they both are wrong.

在我看來他們倆都錯了

like a book

透徹地；全面地

I know my child like a book.

我完全了解我的孩子