Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take a leaf out of someone's book

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: take a leaf out of -some-one's -book
IPA

44

Scrabble Score

26

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To adopt an idea or practice of another person.

Example Sentences

"Let every youth take a leaf out of my book and make it a point to account for everything that comes into and goes out of his pocket, and like me he is sure to be a gainer in the end."

Inflected Forms

takes a leaf out of someone's book (present, singular) taking a leaf out of someone's book (participle, present) took a leaf out of someone's book (past) taken a leaf out of someone's book (participle, past)

Synonyms

borrow a leaf out of someone's book borrow a page from someone's book rip a page out of someone's book rip a page out of someone's playbook take a page from someone's book take a page out of someone's book take a page out of someone's playbook

Questions

What does take a leaf out of someone's book mean?: To adopt an idea or practice of another person.

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