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3. take a leaf out of someone's book

take a leaf out of someone's book

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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