"write the book" meaning in All languages combined

See write the book on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: writes the book [present, singular, third-person], writing the book [participle, present], wrote the book [past], written the book [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|write<,,wrote,written> the book}} write the book (third-person singular simple present writes the book, present participle writing the book, simple past wrote the book, past participle written the book)
  1. (idiomatic, informal) To be an authoritative expert on some specified topic. Tags: idiomatic, informal
    Sense id: en-write_the_book-en-verb-GuryTnDV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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            [
              31,
              45
            ]
          ],
          "text": "Do I know how to play chess? I wrote the book on it!",
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        }
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        "To be an authoritative expert on some specified topic."
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        "(idiomatic, informal) To be an authoritative expert on some specified topic."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "write the book"
}

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      ]
    },
    {
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    },
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      },
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    }
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