to take a leaf from someone's book

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Definition of to take a leaf from someone's book words

phrase to take a leaf from someone's book If you take a leaf from someone's book you behave in the same way as them because you want to be like that person or as successful as they are. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% 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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