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]
Words Nearby take a leaf out of someone's book
- take a hand in
- take a hike
- take a hint
- take aim
- take a joke
- take a leaf out of someone's book
- take a leak
- take-all
- take a load off one's mind
- take-along
- take a look at
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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