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Synonyms

make book

Idioms  

  1. Accept bets on a race, game, or contest, as in No one's making book on the local team. This expression uses book in the sense of “a record of the bets made by different individuals.” [Mid-1800s]

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Pantheon and Schocken’s hire of Lisa Lucas in 2020 as president and publisher was seen as part of a larger push to make book publishing — and the books published — more inclusive.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2022

Endearing teen love story is sure to make book fans happy.

From Washington Post • May 18, 2017

She learns to make book and handle money, to balance figures in her head and read the odds on dozens of sporting events at once.

From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2012

My granny taught me to make book covers.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2012

“I wouldn’t make book on that,” the agent hissed sarcastically.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

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