wrote the book on
idiom
informal
—used to say that someone is an expert on a particular subject
She wrote the book on long-distance swimming.
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Queso For this take on the popular Tex-Mex dip, Aaron started with the foundation for many classic cheese dips — a block of Velveeta — and then took inspiration from Lisa Fain, who literally wrote the book on queso.
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Matt Brooks, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2024
Justice Daphne Barak-Erez, a former dean of the Tel Aviv University Law School who literally wrote the book on administrative law in Israel, pointed to the absurd consequences that the law would have created.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 5 Jan. 2024
Where to Eat and Drink London wrote the book on private clubs.
—Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2023
Audrey Pollitt: The man who needs no introduction, who literally wrote the book on state and local taxation, Wally Hellerstein.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
The color dominated the fall-winter 2023 runways with arresting red looks from Proenza Schouler, Alexander McQueen, Huishan Zhang, Cecile Bahnsen, and of course, Valentino, who quite literally wrote the book on red.
—Channing Smith, Glamour, 22 Nov. 2023
Since Elizabeth wrote the book on mind/body splits (there’s always a cutaway to a thick tome as proof), her way of helping means getting more involved.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
Latimer literally wrote the book on electric lighting at Edison’s urging:Incandescent Electric Lighting: A Practical Description of the Edison System was published in 1890 by the Van Nostrand Company, a leading publisher of trade, technical, and scientific books in the 19th century.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Oct. 2023
Related Mahoney wrote the book on being a chief marketing officer.
—Shirley Leung and, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2023
Matt Brooks, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2024
Justice Daphne Barak-Erez, a former dean of the Tel Aviv University Law School who literally wrote the book on administrative law in Israel, pointed to the absurd consequences that the law would have created.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 5 Jan. 2024
Where to Eat and Drink London wrote the book on private clubs.
—Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2023
Audrey Pollitt: The man who needs no introduction, who literally wrote the book on state and local taxation, Wally Hellerstein.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
The color dominated the fall-winter 2023 runways with arresting red looks from Proenza Schouler, Alexander McQueen, Huishan Zhang, Cecile Bahnsen, and of course, Valentino, who quite literally wrote the book on red.
—Channing Smith, Glamour, 22 Nov. 2023
Since Elizabeth wrote the book on mind/body splits (there’s always a cutaway to a thick tome as proof), her way of helping means getting more involved.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
Latimer literally wrote the book on electric lighting at Edison’s urging:Incandescent Electric Lighting: A Practical Description of the Edison System was published in 1890 by the Van Nostrand Company, a leading publisher of trade, technical, and scientific books in the 19th century.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Oct. 2023
Related Mahoney wrote the book on being a chief marketing officer.
—Shirley Leung and, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2023
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