“bring someone to book”可不是“带某人到书里”，也不是“带某人去登记”，而是···

book(书)对大家来说太熟悉了，
但是在日常口语和习语中，
book往往不能当书来理解，
比如今天要和大家一起学习的这几个例子。

01
bring someone to book
这个习语中的book并不是我们常说的书，而是指law book，因此这个习语的意思不是“带某人到书里”或“带某人去登记”，(book作动词时可以表示预订、登记)，正确的意思是：给某人应有的惩罚。

例句：
Police should be asked to investigate so that the guilty can be brought to book soon.
应该请警察来调查，尽快将罪犯绳之以法。

02
cook the books
cook除了“烹饪”，还有“捏造”或“篡改”的意思;book不仅指“书”，还指“账本”，所以，cook the books是指“做假账”、“隐瞒真实的利润和开支”。

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，因为他虚报账目，而且把一大笔钱存到了自己名下。

03
read sb. like a book
read sb. like a book意思是“对某人一目了然”。

例句：
We have known each other for 10 years. I can read him like a book.
我们已经认识10年了，我对他一目了然。

04
take a leaf from sb.'s book
take a leaf from sb.'s book是固定短语，意思是“学某人的样子”。

例句：
The little boy likes to take a leaf from his mother's book.
这个小男孩喜欢学他妈妈的样子。

05
throw the book at sb.
throw the book at sb. 是口语，意思是“往某人身/头上加罪名”、“从严判处某人”、“严厉惩罚某人”、“狠狠责骂某人”。

例句：
They threw the book at him.
他们把罪名往他头上扣。