by the book
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Synonyms:
according to the rules, properly Collocations, correctly, strictly Collocations, accurately Collocations, legally, officially, legitimately, by the rules, precisely Collocations, stringently, by the numbers (slang), regularly Collocations, systematically, scrupulously, methodically

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