write the book en · VERB
Meanings
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(colloquial, idiomatic, with-on) To be an authoritative expert on some specified topic.
Do I know how to play chess? I wrote the book on it!
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| writing the book | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| writes the book | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| wrote the book | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| written the book | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |