"Book" also means to schedule something as in "I booked a cruise for our anniversary". Maybe I'll have to go back and watch Shack. I'm wondering if it could have been popularised in any of the 'blacksploitation' films of the 70's. : : The part about it being black slang and maybe being related to boogie. The idiom dont judge a book by its cover suggests you shouldnt evaluate something by its outward appearance only. : : : I am not clear on how that would have evolved - from studying to moving fast. Lighter, Random House, New York, 1994.) Random House says "book it" is influenced by "boogie." Both sources say the phrase dates back to the 1970s. : : : A couple of references associate "book it" meaning to move fast with "book it" meaning to study or "hit the books." ( Black Talk: Words and Phrases from the Hood to the Amen Corner by Geneva Smitherman, Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, 1994 and Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Volume 1, A-G by J.E. "Did you see Bozeman? He was bookin'! They didn't stop him until he got to the three. I used to hear people use it to describe running in football games when I was cheerleader (she mumbled embarrassedly). See also: book Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Someone who is behaving unpredictably insane Top Hat, 1830-1860 / THF301599 Hatmakers from the 18th through early 20th centuries used the toxic substance formally named mercurous nitrate to turn an animal hide into the felt used to make hats, especially top hats. For example: You dont have to do this totally by the book if you see small changes. The illustrations are colorful and funny and include a literal. Meaning of booked it for the defined word. : : : : I am not sure if that is the way it is spelled since I have only ever heard it. Let's book it I booked it after breakfast so that I wouldn't miss my bus. What does the idiom (Do Something) By the Numbers By the Book mean. This is an adorable book that introduces children to idioms in the English language. How to define the word booked it The definition of booked it in Dictionary is as: simple past tense and past participle of book it. : : : : : When I hear the detectives say "he booked" meaning he has left I always wonder how it go that meaning? In Reply to: That sounds right posted by Word Camel on November 04, 2003 Posted by Bruce Kahl on November 04, 2003 The Book of Idioms is designed to assist in the acquisition of current American English idiomatic expressions.
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