go by the book

also do something by the book

to do something exactly as the rules tell you My lawyer always goes strictly by the book. This is a private deal - we don't have to do everything by the book.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Karol	['kærəl]
Chander	-	Indian, Hindi
UltÁN	UL-tan	Irish
Ajay	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil
Gertraud	GER-trowt	German
Ghjuvan	-	Corsican