rule book

noun

: a book that contains the official set of rules that must be followed in a game, job, etc.

always carries the rule book in his back pocket to every game

also : the rules in such a book

The rule book says that once the puck fully crosses the line it is a goal.

—often used figuratively

He's a maverick when it comes to decorating, throwing away the rule book.

Examples of rule book in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The two agents eventually find the victims’ murdered bodies and apprehend the Ku Klux Klan killers after Anderson persuades Ward to discard his high-road rule book in dealing with uncooperative local white folks. —George Skelton, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025

When rich guys sprayed money at college football players through hoses of cash, brazenly ignoring the NCAA’s bloated rule book and draconian enforcement of its regulations about amateurism. —Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2025

It is understood, and often in the rule book, that the parents of one team sit on one side of the field and the parents of the other team sit on the other side. —Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2025

By the 1990s, the rule book was hundreds of pages long, with lines as specific as which fork to use at dinner and directives to not speak about boyfriends in front of fans, according to Texas Monthly’s podcast America’s Girls. —Emily Krauser, People.com, 21 June 2025

Rhymes for rule book

• kinderhook
• meadowbrook
• overlook
• overtook
• pocketbook
• storybook
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