by the book

by the book
ACCORDING TO THE RULES, within the law, lawfully, legally, legitimately; honestly, fairly; informal on the level, fair and square.
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by the book
Strictly according to the rules
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by the book phrase
correctly, following all the rules or systems for doing something in a strict way

He always tried to do everything by the book.

Thesaurus: obedience and cooperationhyponym to obey a law or rule, or to accept someone's authoritysynonym
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strictly according to the rules

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

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by the book
: by following the official rules very strictly

My boss insists on doing everything by the book.

They ran all the investigations by the book.

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by the ˈbook idiom
following rules and instructions in a very strict way

She always does everything by the book.

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