for the book

adjective

Notable, remarkable or surprising.

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Meanings

adjectivefor the book (not comparable)

alternative for the books

  1. idiomaticnot comparableNotable, remarkable or surprising.

Origin

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.

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APA

for the book. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20the%20book

MLA

“for the book.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20the%20book. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “for the book,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20the%20book.

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