{"id":1267,"date":"2024-03-13T07:49:32","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T07:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/?p=1267"},"modified":"2024-03-13T07:49:37","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T07:49:37","slug":"do-you-do-things-by-the-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/fr\/do-you-do-things-by-the-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you do things &#8220;by the book&#8221;?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Idiom #3 &quot;By the Book&quot;\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fFHI6GUe-rc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you someone who likes to do things <em>by the book<\/em>? Or are you more of a rebel, occasionally breaking the rules and doing things your own way? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t already guessed, doing something &#8220;by the book&#8221; is an English idiom that means doing it exactly as the rules or instructions tell you to. For example, when you cook, do you follow recipes <em>by the book<\/em>? I do, especially if I&#8217;m trying a new recipe &#8211; I&#8217;ll follow the recipe exactly, step by step, without making any changes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some other examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>The chef followed the recipe by the book to make the perfect chocolate cake.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The policeman did everything by the book so that the criminal would be convicted. <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>The bus driver drives by the book, always obeying traffic rules and regulations.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Despite the urgency of the situation, the surgeon followed the surgical procedure by the book to ensure the best outcome for the patient.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When I&#8217;m teaching English, I teach grammar by the book. However, when working with a student to help them develop their fluidity, vocabulary, pronunciation, listening and conversational skills in English, I like to get creative! I use techniques that I never learned from a book but that are nonetheless fun and effective!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please let me know in the comments when <em>you<\/em> like to do things by the book &#8211; and when you like to break the rules. Also,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/fr\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> feel free to contact me<\/a> if you have any questions about my online classes. I would love to hear from you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you someone who likes to do things by the book? Or are you more of a rebel, occasionally breaking the rules and doing things your own way? If you haven&#8217;t already guessed, doing something &#8220;by the book&#8221; is an English idiom that means doing it exactly as the rules or instructions tell you to.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/fr\/do-you-do-things-by-the-book\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Do you do things &#8220;by the book&#8221;?<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1268,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,7,12,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advanced","category-english-expressions","category-intermediate","category-vocabulary-2","entry"],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Idiom3_ByTheBookImage.png?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1",1920,1080,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Idiom3_ByTheBookImage.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Idiom3_ByTheBookImage.png?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Idiom3_ByTheBookImage.png?fit=750%2C422&ssl=1",750,422,true],"large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Idiom3_ByTheBookImage.png?fit=750%2C422&ssl=1",750,422,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Idiom3_ByTheBookImage.png?fit=1536%2C864&ssl=1",1536,864,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Idiom3_ByTheBookImage.png?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1",1920,1080,true],"trp-custom-language-flag":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Idiom3_ByTheBookImage.png?fit=18%2C10&ssl=1",18,10,true],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishwithcheryl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Idiom3_ByTheBookImage.png?fit=1568%2C882&ssl=1",1568,882,true]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>Are you someone who likes to do things by the book? 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