Hi everyone. I don't know about you, but I love books and I love to read. Who would have thought that such an amazing pastime is a popular subject of English idioms. In this video, that's exactly what we will learn idioms about books. idiom, number one, a closed book when you know very little or nothing about something or someone you say that this thing or person is a closed book. For example, I don't know what Sarah does for a living.

She is a closed book. I have no idea what is going on with the event. It's a closed book. idiom number two, to be in someone's bad books, to be in someone's bad books, is to be in bad favor with someone or do not get along with someone for one reason or the other. For example, I wouldn't want to be in my boss's bad books. I want a promotion by next year.

You have to be nice to her. You don't want to be in her bad books. idiom number three, to be in someone's good books. To be in someone's good books is to be in good terms with someone or to get along with someone Example. She was happy with my work. So I got in her good books.

If you want to be in her good books, you have to do what she says without complaining. idiom number four, an open book. When someone is an open book, this means that you can easily know everything there is to know about him, because nothing is kept a secret. I know what he is up to. He is an open book. My father's reprise failed.

He doesn't know how to keep it a secret. He is such an open book. idiom number five. Don't judge a book by its cover. The idiom, don't judge a book by its cover is not to judge someone or something by its physical or outer appearance. For example, don't judge a book by its cover.

The house look shabby from the outside, but as beautiful on the inside. She may seem rude on the outside, but she is actually such a fun person. Don't judge a book by its cover. idiom number six. Take a leaf out of someone's book. When someone is successful at something we would love to learn from him or her.

To learn from this person is to take a leaf out of their book. For example, She became a millionaire at the age of 18. I want to take a leaf out of her book. I want to take a leaf out of my boss's book. He started this company at the age of 21. idiom number seven. The oldest trick in the book.

The idiom, the oldest trick in the book means that something has been done many times before. For example, that system is nothing new. It's the oldest trick in the book. I was scammed by those gypsies, I should have known. Their method was the oldest trick in the book. idiom number eight in someone's book, The idiom in someone's book means according to his opinion.

For example, I am my mother's favorite in her book. I can do no wrong. My boss thinks I'm lazy. In his book, he thinks that I don't do anything. idiom number nine, one for the books. The idiom, one for the books means that something is so memorable that should be remembered and recorded.

For example, that beach trip was amazing. It was definitely one for the books. That field trip was epic. It was one for the books at Number 10. buy the book. The idiom buy the book means that something should be done according to instructions or the law. For example, She wants to follow the teachers instructions.

She really does everything by the book. He did everything by the book, and he still failed his test. Okay, so that's it for this video. If you feel that you understood the lesson, then do take a short quiz at the end, just to see for yourself whether you really understood it. I'll see you in the next one.