take a leaf out of someone's book

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Definitions of take a leaf out of someone's book words

noun plural take a leaf out of someone's book one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant. 1
noun plural take a leaf out of someone's book any similar or corresponding lateral outgrowth of a stem. 1
noun plural take a leaf out of someone's book a petal: a rose leaf. 1
noun plural take a leaf out of someone's book leaves collectively; foliage. 1
noun plural take a leaf out of someone's book Bibliography. a unit generally comprising two printed, blank, or illustrated pages of a book, one on each side. 1
noun plural take a leaf out of someone's book a thin sheet of metal: silver leaf. 1

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English leef, lef, Old English lēaf; cognate with Dutch loof, German Laub, Old Norse lauf, Gothic laufs

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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