2022 · Q82
Directions: Given below are some idioms/phrases followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose the response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate expression, and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Go by the book
EnglishIdioms and Phrases
- ATo buy a book of one's choice
- BTo understand the book
- CTo follow someone who reads books
- DTo follow rules exactly
Explanation
By the book means according to the rules, so to go by the book is to follow rules exactly without deviation. Buying books, understanding books and following readers are literal misreadings. The strict-rule-following sense makes to follow rules exactly correct.