write the book

English

Verb

write the book (third-person singular simple present writes the book, present participle writing the book, simple past wrote the book, past participle written the book)Category:English lemmas#WRITETHEBOOKCategory:English verbs#WRITETHEBOOKCategory:English multiword terms#WRITETHEBOOKCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#WRITETHEBOOKCategory:Pages with entries#WRITE%20THE%20BOOKCategory:Pages with 1 entry#WRITE%20THE%20BOOK

  1. (colloquialCategory:English colloquialisms#WRITETHEBOOK, idiomaticCategory:English idioms#WRITETHEBOOK, with on) To be an authoritative expert on some specified topic.
    Do I know how to play chess? I wrote the book on it!Category:English terms with usage examples#WRITETHEBOOK
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