make book

To accept bets laid on the outcome of some contest, especially a race or sporting event. It doesn't sound like too many odds-makers were going to make book on the race.

make book

Accept bets on a race, game, or contest, as in No one's making book on the local team. This expression uses book in the sense of "a record of the bets made by different individuals." [Mid-1800s]

make book

To accept bets on a race, game, or contest.

词组	make book
释义	make book make book To accept bets laid on the outcome of some contest, especially a race or sporting event. It doesn't sound like too many odds-makers were going to make book on the race. See also: book, make Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. make book Accept bets on a race, game, or contest, as in No one's making book on the local team. This expression uses book in the sense of "a record of the bets made by different individuals." [Mid-1800s] See also: book, make The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. make book To accept bets on a race, game, or contest. See also: book, make American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. See also: make book on make book on something throw a fight throw a game at odds over (something) against all odds against the odds at odds odds by all odds
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