bring someone to book

申斥；要求…做出解释，要求…说明原委

by the book

严格遵守规则

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

一个不完全照章办事的警察

close the books

（为结账等目的）停止入账，停止记账

in someone's bad (或 good) books

得（失）某人的好感，得（失）宠于某人

in my book

按我一己之见，按我个人的看法

That counts as a lie in my book.

在我看来，那就是说谎。

make (或 open) a book

（在赛马等中）接受不同数目的赌注；下赌注

on the books

（指雇员、顾客等）纪录在案的，已登记入册的

People of the Book

犹太教徒，基督教徒

suit one's book

(英)投某人所好，符合某人的要求

It didn't suit her book at all to be moved.

为其感动根本不合她的心意。

take a leaf out of someone's book

学某人的样子

you can't judge a book by its cover

(谚)人不可貌相；海水不可斗量

bring to book

要求作出解释；要求作出说明

in one's book

认为：根据某人的看法

In my book they both are wrong.

在我看来他们俩都错了

like a book

透彻地；全面地

I know my child like a book.

我完全了解我的孩子