lawyer

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> by the book     segun las reglas

to play it or to go by the book     seguir las reglas

> economics/her life is a closed book to me     la economia/su vida es un misterio para mi

> the book of Genesis     el libro del Genesis

> the Good Book     la Biblia

> in my book       (fig)   tal como yo lo veo, a mi modo de ver

> a book on politics     un libro de politica

> that's one for the book     eso es digno de mencion

> his mind is an open book     su mente es un libro abierto

IDIOMS to bring sb to book     pedir cuentas a algn

those who planned the murder were never brought to book     nunca se les pidio cuentas a los que planearon el asesinato

IDIOMS to be in sb's good/bad books

I'm in his bad books at the moment     en este momento estoy en su lista negra

I was trying to get back in her good books     estaba intentando volver a congraciarme con ella

IDIOMS to read sb like a book

I know where he's off to - I can read him like a book     se donde va, a mi no me engana

IDIOMS to suit sb's book

it suits his book to play the easy-going liberal     le viene bien hacerse el liberal poco exigente, se hace el liberal poco exigente porque le conviene

IDIOMS to throw the book at sb     castigar severamente a algn

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