in the books

prep_phrase

Definitions

  1. Finished

    Finished; concluded; able to be regarded as a matter of record.

    • Two Bird swishes and a Johnny Davis three-point air ball later, the victory was in the books.
    • The 1998 Academy Awards ceremony is in the books, and now that we have had a chance to reflect on the big event, we can put the proceedings in some context.
    • With the presidential debates in the books and a commanding lead in the polls, Barack Obama appears to be coasting toward history.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for in the books. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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