If someone deceives you with an often-used strategy, it can be described as the oldest _______ in the book.
trick
If you take a leaf out of someone's book, what does that mean?
you think something they do is good, and decide to do the same
If you know someone who doesn't reveal much about themselves, and appears to be rather secretive, you could say that their life is a _____ book.
closed
If someone is cooking the books, what are they doing?
falsifying financial accounts
If you do something by the book, what does that mean?
you do it according to the rules
If you know an honest person who always tells the truth and doesn't hide anything, you could say that their life is an _____ book.
open
If someone is in your good books, what does it mean?
you are pleased with the way they have been behaving
If you read between the lines... you...
try to understand someone's real feelings or intentions from what they say or write
It's not always a good idea to judge a person based on their appearance. In other words, you shouldn't judge a book by its ______.
cover
Come up with a sentence using "turn over a new leaf"
Apparently he's turned over a new leaf and he's not smoking any more.