“the books”

The following 4 entries include the term the books.

cook the books

idiomatic phrase

: to alter official accounting records in order to deceive or mislead

hit the books

phrase

: to study especially with intensity

off-the-books

adjective

: not reported or recorded

on the books

phrase

: on the records


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