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for the book

for the book adjective: notable, remarkable or surprising.

Adjective

for the book (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Notable, remarkable or surprising.

Forms of for the book

alternative formfor the books

Origin of for the book

Some uses reflect the metaphor from turn up for the book, which involves a bookie's book. Other uses reflect the metaphor of the record book (or record books), such that one for the book and its variant one for the books are elliptically synonymous with one for the record book or one for the record books.

Questions about for the book

What does for the book mean?
For the book means notable, remarkable or surprising.
What part of speech is for the book?
For the book is an adjective.

Words near for the book in the dictionary

  1. for the ages
  2. for the asking
  3. for the best
  4. for the better
  5. for the birds
  6. for the book
  7. for the books
  8. for the cheap seats
  9. for the children
  10. for the chop
  11. for the craic

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