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black book
noun
- a book of names of people liable to censure or punishment.
black book
noun
- a book containing the names of people to be punished, blacklisted, etc
- in someone's black books informal.out of favour with someone
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Origin of black book1
Idioms and Phrases
- in someone's black books, in disfavor with someone.
Example Sentences
But each time I got a new backpack, briefcase or computer bag, I would carefully move the black book to a safe pocket, where its very presence gave me solace.
And in this box, as you say, I came across this little black book, and it was tied with cream ribbon.
But waiting for Kahui in the team room later that evening were two senior players - Conrad Smith and Keven Mealamu - with a black book that would reveal the special meaning behind becoming an All Black.
It goes back to the execution thing — you do your sketch in your little black book, and when you go out, you try your best to duplicate what you planned.
How Juventus plunged into a crisis: Wiretaps, a “black book†and exposed WhatsApp messages have left one of Europe’s greatest soccer clubs under siege.
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