by the book

kurallara uygun, usulüne uygun

Resmî kurallara veya verilen talimatlara eksiksiz uyarak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Following all the official rules or instructions exactly.

• We do everything by the book.
• The officer handled the complaint by the book.
• Was the investigation conducted by the book?

Eş anlamlılar: according to the rules

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: work by the book, go by the book

kalıplaşmış biçimde, mekanik biçimde

Belirli bir kalıba aşırı bağlı olduğu için doğal veya içten görünmeyen biçimde.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Done so carefully according to a fixed method that it feels unnatural or lacks real feeling.

• His acting was too by the book.
• She delivered every romantic line by the book, without any warmth.
• The speech felt by the book rather than personal.

Eş anlamlılar: mechanically, formulaically

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: act by the book, perform by the book