by the book in English

strictly according to the rules

Use "by the book" in a sentence

1. He lives by the book.

2. I always go by the book.

3. He does everything by the book.

4. He plays it by the book.

5. I do it by the book.

6. The heartless, by-the-book, hard man.

7. Throughout Defense, people buy by the book.

8. She always does everything by the book.

9. Nothing has gone by the book in this case.

10. Just like the damn English--everything by the book.

11. He's always careful to do things by the book.

12. They play it by the book - their book not mine.

13. The police were careful to do everything by the book.

14. He told me he wanted this done by the book.

15. He is an unimaginative person who does everything by the book.

16. He is an unimaginative individual who does everything by the book.

17. He showed little initiative, handling all matters strictly by the book.

18. Rules are not to be broken - Barb does everything by the book.

19. There was no doubt that the referee had gone by the book .

20. The decision to go ahead was made, by the book, Vaughan says.

21. Instead of managing by the book, this is strictly managing by the storybook.

22. She feels she has to go by the book and can't use her creativity.

23. Murder By the Book is open for in-store browsing with no appointment needed

24. The latest bad news came from a report released by the Book Industry Study Group.

25. I built my Benchwork for my current layout literally "by the book" about 25 years ago

26. In the three years covered by the book he loses his virginity, his father and, briefly, his mind.

27. An ensemble Comedy about a talented-but-carefree detective, a by-the-book police captain and their precinct colleagues

28. Since then, 36,000 bookworms have flocked to the free dating site for "Dating by the Book." Alikewise is …

29. Jane, the publications coordinator described earlier in this chapter, presented an example illustrating the folly of going by the book.

30. Hopefully when I get a new tank set up, I will have more success in numbers by going by the book.

31. Fortunately, Quentyn's allies went even further in Bothering by the Book: A character nicknamed "Rooster" crowed convincingly without Dolan looking

32. One such famous duel, said to be directly influenced by the book Bibliomania, was witnessed by Dibdin in 1812 at the Roxburghe sale.

33. ‘he doesn't do his Coppering by the book’ ‘Cutting crime is a combination of economic regeneration, good old-fashioned Coppering and effective early intervention.’

34. I was horrified one day to receive a customer service call from a customer who had done everything right, and exactly by the book.

35. Design task by the book and calculate the number of data obtained through the graphical method of theoretical plate packed column, and then calculated the actual plate number.

36. From the Cambridge English Corpus The range and relevance of issues covered by the book is impressive without being convoluted, and the lucid prose and masterly synthesis never Befuddles …

37. Burb Patrol follows the workplace adventures of Randall, an uncompromising by-the-book security guard and his partner Alex, an unmotivated slacker as the duo keeps the members of a gated suBurban …

38. Some live life strictly, following each and every rule rigidly. They go by the book and get stuck by the hook. Break free today, let conscience guide your way. RVM 

39. This, at least, is what I had to conclude after visiting Alikewise.com, the much-ballyhooed new site for “dating by the book,” which purports to match people based on their taste in literature.

40. That raid was famous at the time and further popularized after the war by the book and movie "The Dambusters." "Chastise" is a tense and insightful retelling of the mission, executed by an incredibly young but dedicated group of pilots and air crew against long odds.