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go by the book

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go by the book  also do something by the book
to do something exactly as the rules tell you My lawyer always goes strictly by the book. This is a private deal - we don't have to do everything by the book.
See also: book


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In 2003, the ``edgy, humorous'' television show ``10-8'' featured a New York ``ex-thug'' who later becomes a sheriff's deputy, a veteran deputy tasked with training him and others who don't always go by the book.
But, sometimes the national spotlight focuses on a tragedy in which everything doesn't go by the book.
Very seldom do umpires go by the book definition of strike zone - from the shoulder (or armpits) to the knees.
 
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