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take a leaf out of someone's book
take a leaf out of someone's book
take a leaf out of someone's book
Imitate or follow someone's example, as in
Harriet took a leaf out of her mother's book and began to keep track of how much money she was spending on food
. This idiom alludes to tearing a page from a book. [c. 1800]
See also:
book
,
leaf
,
of
,
out
,
take
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
ÉVelyne
-
French
Neil
NEEL
(English)
Irish, Scottish, English
Demosthenes
-
Ancient Greek
Anacletus
-
Ancient Greek (Latinized)
&Thorn;ÓRleikr
-
Ancient Scandinavian
Luther
LOO-thər
English
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