{"id":4226,"date":"2015-05-28T16:29:25","date_gmt":"2015-05-28T12:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/?p=4226"},"modified":"2015-05-28T16:29:25","modified_gmt":"2015-05-28T12:29:25","slug":"10-idioms-about-books-you-should-start-using-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/10-idioms-about-books-you-should-start-using-today\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Idioms About Books You Should Start Using Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

Book geeks express their love for reading in many ways. Using book idioms can be one of them.<\/big><\/p>\n

Some of the phrases, like \u201cin someone\u2019s good books,\u201d are associated with\u00a0positive feelings or actions. However, the word \u201cbook\u201d can be also used to describe things in negative light. The example is \u201cto bring someone to book.\u201d<\/p>\n

There is probably only one idiom on the list that most people know and use \u2013 \u201cdon\u2019t judge the book by it\u2019s cover.\u201d What about the other nine? Your knowledge of idioms about books is not a closed book, is it?<\/p>\n

\"Idioms<\/p>\n

a closed book<\/strong><\/big><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0something that you accept has completely ended
\nExample:\u00a0As far as she is concerned, her marriage is a closed book<\/em>.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0something or someone that is very difficult to understand
\nExample:\u00a0I\u2019m afraid accountancy is a closed book to me.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Idioms<\/p>\n

an open book<\/strong><\/big><\/p>\n

something or someone that is easy to know about because nothing is kept secret
\nExample:\u00a0Her life is an open book<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"Idioms<\/p>\n

read someone like a book<\/strong><\/big><\/p>\n

to be able to understand easily what someone is thinking or feeling
\nExample:\u00a0I know what you\u2019re thinking \u2013 I can read you like a book<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"Idioms<\/p>\n

the oldest trick in the book<\/strong><\/big><\/p>\n

a dishonest method of doing something that you know about because it has been used many times before
\nExample:\u00a0Flattery is the oldest trick in the book, so don\u2019t fall for it!<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Idioms<\/p>\n

in someone\u2019s good books<\/strong><\/big><\/p>\n

used for saying that someone is pleased with you
\nExample:\u00a0I\u2019m trying to get back in her good books<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"Idioms<\/p>\n

by the book<\/strong><\/big><\/p>\n

correctly, following all the rules or systems for doing something in a strict way
\nExample:\u00a0He always tried to do everything by the book<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"Idioms<\/p>\n

bring someone to book<\/strong><\/big><\/p>\n

to punish someone, or to make them explain their behavior publicly when they have done something wrong
\nExample:\u00a0If policemen have lied, then they must be brought to book<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"Idioms<\/p>\n

take a leaf out of someone\u2019s book<\/strong><\/big><\/p>\n

to copy what someone else does because they are successful at doing it
\nExample:\u00a0They should take a leaf out of industry\u2019s book and pay both management and staff on results<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"Idioms<\/p>\n

don\u2019t judge a book by its cover<\/strong><\/big><\/p>\n

used for saying that you should not form an opinion about someone or something only from their appearance<\/p>\n

\"Idioms<\/p>\n

cook the books<\/strong><\/big><\/p>\n

to change accounts and figures dishonestly, usually in order to get money<\/p>\n

\"10<\/p>\n

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