What does “By the book” mean?

By the book

Meaning: By exactly following the rules, regulations, instructions, or official procedures.

Según el reglamento

Significado: Siguiendo exactamente las reglas, regulaciones, instrucciones o procedimientos oficiales.

Seguir à risca

Significado: Seguindo exatamente as regras, regulamentos, instruções ou procedimentos oficiais.

Suivre le règlement à la lettre

Signification: En suivant exactement les règles, réglementations, instructions ou procédures officielles.

Nach Vorschrift

Bedeutung: Indem man genau den Regeln, Vorschriften, Anweisungen oder offiziellen Verfahren folgt.

Seguire il regolamento alla lettera

Significato: Seguendo esattamente le regole, i regolamenti, le istruzioni o le procedure ufficiali.

Kurallara uygun

Anlam: Kuralları, düzenlemeleri, talimatları veya resmi prosedürleri tam olarak takip ederek.

按章办事

意思: 严格按照规则、规章、指示或官方程序行事。

規則通りに

意味: 規則、規制、指示、または公式な手順を正確に守ること。

규정대로

의미: 규칙, 규정, 지침 또는 공식 절차를 정확히 따르는 것.

Dialogue

13:50:05 - Why did the inspection take so long? Everything looked fine to me.

13:50:09 - The new inspector does everything by the book. She checked every single form, twice.

13:50:14 - Well, at least we passed. Better safe than sorry, I guess.

13:50:18 - True. And now we know exactly what she's looking for next time.