English

Alternative forms

• take a page out of someone's book
• rip a page out of someone's book
• take a page out of someone's playbook (rare)
• rip a page out of someone's playbook (rare)

Verb

take a leaf out of someone's book ‎(third-person singular simple present takes a leaf out of someone's book, present participle taking a leaf out of someone's book, simple past took a leaf out of someone's book, past participle taken a leaf out of someone's book)

1. (idiomatic) To adopt an idea or practice of another person.

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