by the book

OBEYexactly according to rules or instructions 一丝不苟地按照规定

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

她觉得她只能照章办事，发挥不了自己的创造力。

do/play something by the book

The police were careful to do everything by the book.

警方很小心，一切都照章办事。

Examples from the Corpus

do/play something by the book• He plays it by the book.• I do it by the book.• They play it by the book - their book not mine.

→ by the book at book1(2)

词汇	by the book
释义	by the book by the book OBEYexactly according to rules or instructions 一丝不苟地按照规定 She feels she has to go by the book and can’t use her creativity. 她觉得她只能照章办事，发挥不了自己的创造力。 do/play something by the book The police were careful to do everything by the book. 警方很小心，一切都照章办事。 Examples from the Corpus do/play something by the book• He plays it by the book.• I do it by the book.• They play it by the book - their book not mine. → by the book at book1(2)
随便看	do something to your heart's content do something under protest do something with impunity do something without a murmur do something ↔ out doss doss about doss around doss around/about dossed dosser dossers dosses doss-house doss house dosshouse doss-houses dosshouses dossier dossiers dossing do sth do sth about sth do sth a disservice do sth at peril