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

If Green is fined a second time for roughing the passer, the fine escalates to $23,186, according to the NFL rule book. —Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025

Shah has served as an RJC board member since 2023 and as cochair of RJC’s standards committee since 2018, helping to develop and launch the council’s rule book. —Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 19 Nov. 2025

So Khatami opened the Academy’s rule book for the international film category to discover a multi-passport coproduction was no barrier to getting his film in the Canadian conversation for possible awards-season glory. —Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025

The rule book has been thrown out the window. —Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for rule book

• kinderhook
• meadowbrook
• overlook
• overtook
• pocketbook
• storybook
• tillamook
• undertook
• betook
• casebook
• chapbook
• checkbook