| idiom. |
in the customary fashion (VLZ_58); the way it's supposed to be done (handled, etc. VLZ_58); following procedure (VLZ_58); according to procedure (VLZ_58); according to the book (VLZ_58); by the rules (VLZ_58); according to the rules (VLZ_58); following the rules (VLZ_58); according to Hoyle (according to the ultimate authority, according to the guy who wrote the rule book, an idiom derived from card game expert Edmond Hoyle; syn.: according to rule, by the book, by the numbers, correct, indisputable, according to the highest authority, gospel: We are proceeding correctly, according to Hoyle Taras) |
