cook the books = 책을 요리하다?

#. cook the books = 책을 요리하다?

 

@ by the book : 규칙대로 하다 : 규칙이나 법대로 하는것을 의미

 

How's work going?

> Uh, it's OK. You know, I think I've told you before, my boss, he's really strict, and he makes us do everything by the book.

Hmm, what's so bad about that?

> Nothing really. It's just very inefficient. You know, if I could do things the way I wanted, I wouldn't have to stay late at the office every night.

 

@ cook the books : 장부를 조작하다 : cook 고치다, 바꾸다

 

You know Sarah in the accounting department?

> Yeah, sure.

I heard she got caught cooking the books.

> No way!

Yeah, you'll never believe it. Apparently, she's stolen over $25,000 from the company.

> What? that's unbelievable.