Idioms about

reading books
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- He is such a fuddy-duddy! He doesn’t know anything about

modern art.
- Don't                  ! You've just met him.
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Judge a book by its cover

the outward appearance of something or someone is not a reliable indicator of its true
nature 
- Can I please go?
-              : you're not going, and that's final!
Read my lips
listen carefully
Pr. Perfect Tense
                V3

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Pr. Perfect Tense
                V3

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My sister always             after the school.

Pr. Perfect Tense
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To have your nose in a book

To be reading intensely
We have to            tonight as we have an exam tomorrow.
Hit the book
to study
A good writer doesn't tell the reader everything directly but
leaves it up to the reader to figure things out for themselves by    
              .
Read between the lines
to search for an implied meaning
But the future is not a               , so long as you pick the
right questions and methods.
A closed book
A topic or person about which/whom very little is known
My life is an             , but he had it in his mind that I was
cheating on him.
An open book
A topic or person that/who is easy to understand or about
which/whom a lot is known
She's              , definitely, but she is hungry for truth and
to know the world.
A booksmart
Possessing knowledge acquired from reading or study but lacking common
sense
           , a just society means provision of medical services
to every citizen.
In my book
In my opinion
My mom always knows when I'm lying. She can              
     .
To read someone like a book
To easily understand someone's thoughts/motives without being told
them
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The lawyers want to make sure we've done

everything strictly               .
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By the book
in accordance with the rules
You can                 on it that he won't arrive in time.
To make a book
To take bets on something
Always make sure to read                before
signing anything.
To read the fine/small print
To make sure you are aware of the conditions
Some countries that                  of American
industry's        are now doing very well for
themselves
To take a leaf out of someone’s book
To imitate a particular (usually admirable) quality that someone
else possesses
The judge threatened to                at him if he
committed another offense.
To throw a book at 
To punish severely
She’s always reading books.
She’s such a           .
Bookworm
A keen reader
After all of the calculations he has done, he could
finally                      .
To balance the books
To add up all the debits and credits
-What do you think about selling the house?
-The customer wanted to do something else, so we  
                       for a while.
To close the books
To put something aside and stop spending time on it
-What happened to the place that you were looking for?
-I’m not sure but I’m afraid that the real estate agent                
      and ran away since he doesn’t answer the phone.
To cook the books
To falsify facts
Rosa had a great gift which I always admired. She
was able to                     . You wouldn’t even notice. 
To read someone’s mind
To discern someone’s thoughts