Idiom
take a leaf out of someone's book
Meaning
To adopt an idea or practice of another person.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You should take a leaf out of his book and save more money.”
“If you want to improve your fitness, you could take a leaf out of her book and start walking every morning.”
“The young entrepreneur decided to take a leaf out of his mentor's book, adopting the same disciplined approach to management that had brought the older man such immense success.”
Examples
simple
“You should take a leaf out of his book and save more money.”
contextual
“If you want to improve your fitness, you could take a leaf out of her book and start walking every morning.”
complex
“The young entrepreneur decided to take a leaf out of his mentor's book, adopting the same disciplined approach to management that had brought the older man such immense success.”
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