Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

borrow a leaf out of someone's book

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

Syllables
bor-row a leaf out of -some-one's -book
IPA
47
Scrabble Score
28
Letters
5
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of take a leaf out of someone's book.

Inflected Forms

borrows a leaf out of someone's book (present, singular) borrowing a leaf out of someone's book (participle, present) borrowed a leaf out of someone's book (participle, past) borrowed a leaf out of someone's book (past)

Questions

What does borrow a leaf out of someone's book mean?
Alternative form of take a leaf out of someone's book.

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