這個(gè)習(xí)語中的book并不是我們常說的書，而是指law book，因此這個(gè)習(xí)語的意思不是“帶某人到書里”或“帶某人去登記”，(book作動詞時(shí)可以表示預(yù)訂、登記)，正確的意思是：給某人應(yīng)有的懲罰。

例句：

Police should be asked to investigate so that the guilty can be brought to book soon.

應(yīng)該請警察來調(diào)查，盡快將罪犯繩之以法。

cook除了“烹飪”，還有“捏造”或“篡改”的意思;book不僅指“書”，還指“賬本”，所以，cook the books是指“做假賬”、“隱瞞真實(shí)的利潤和開支”。

例句：

My boss was caught by the police recently, because he secretly cooked the books and moved a big sum of money to his private account.

我老板最近被警察抓走了，因?yàn)樗搱?bào)賬目，而且把一大筆錢存到了自己名下。

read sb. like a book意思是“對某人一目了然”。

例句：

We have known each other for 10 years. I can read him like a book.

我們已經(jīng)認(rèn)識10年了，我對他一目了然。

take a leaf from sb.'s book是固定短語，意思是“學(xué)某人的樣子”。

例句：

The little boy likes to take a leaf from his mother's book.

這個(gè)小男孩喜歡學(xué)他媽媽的樣子。

throw the book at sb. 是口語，意思是“往某人身/頭上加罪名”、“從嚴(yán)判處某人”、“嚴(yán)厲懲罰某人”、“狠狠責(zé)罵某人”。

例句：

They threw the book at him.

他們把罪名往他頭上扣。