blot one's copy book
To damage one's own reputation through bad behavior.
Now, it was the College that had blotted its copybook
ADJ
accurate, faithful, good
cheap, crude, poor
The designer created a cheap copy of the luxury handbag for the market.
carbon, duplicate, exact, facsimile, identical, perfect, true
Her handwriting was such a perfect copy of her mother's that even her father couldn't tell them apart.
draft, working | clean, fair
master, original, top
I need to keep the original copy of the document and file the top copy with my application.
additional, extra, further, spare
multiple
She asked the librarian to make several copies of the document for her study group.
modern | certified | photographic, photostat
back-up
I always keep a back-up copy of my important documents on an external drive.
hard, paper, printed
The teacher asked us to submit a printed copy of our essay by Friday.
VERB + COPY
make, print, run off, take
The printer can make copies of your document while you wait at the counter.
attach, enclose, send
I've enclosed a copy of your receipt with this email for your records.
circulate, distribute, supply
The teacher distributed copies of the worksheet to all the students in the class.
obtain, receive
keep
It's a good idea to keep a copy of your passport when you travel abroad.
ADJ
additional, extra, further, spare
back, old
She bought an old copy of the book from the secondhand store for just two dollars.
advance
The publisher gave advance copies to journalists before the official release date.
review
complimentary, free
The hotel provides complimentary copies of the newspaper to all guests each morning.
illegal, illicit, pirate/pirated, unauthorized | manuscript, printed, proof
bound, hardback, leather-bound, paperback, presentation
She received a leather-bound copy of the dictionary as a graduation gift from her grandmother.
battered, tattered, well-thumbed
She pulled a well-thumbed copy of her favorite novel from the shelf.
perfect, pristine
personal
My grandmother keeps her personal copy of the recipe book on the kitchen shelf.
signed
VERB + COPY
circulate, distribute
sign
The famous actor signed copies of her autobiography at the bookstore last weekend.
COPY + VERB
circulate
Illegal copies of the software continued to circulate online despite the company's efforts to stop them.
be available
ADJ
good, great | advertising | editorial
knocking
The magazine's knocking copy about rival brands didn't convince many readers.
VERB + COPY
edit, prepare, produce, write
The journalist wrote copy for the magazine article about climate change.
make
The journalist knew that the celebrity scandal would make excellent copy for tomorrow's newspaper.
COPY + NOUN
editor
date, deadline
The magazine's copy deadline is next Friday, so all articles must be submitted by then.
ADV
illegally
She was arrested for illegally copying thousands of movies onto discs and selling them online.
PREP
from, onto
I copied the recipe from my grandmother's notebook onto a card.
ADV
carefully, laboriously, painstakingly
down, out
She carefully copied down the recipe from her grandmother's handwritten notebook.
PREP
from, into
The students copied the homework from the whiteboard into their notebooks.
off
She copied the phone number off the business card before throwing it away.
onto
She copied the recipe onto an index card so she wouldn't forget the ingredients.
ADV
slavishly
He slavishly copied every move his older brother made on the basketball court.
PREP
from
She copied the recipe from a cooking website and made it for dinner last night.
off
During the exam, he got in trouble for copying off his classmate's paper.