Take A Leaf Out Of Someone’s Book Meaning & Sentence Examples

Take A Leaf Out Of Someone’s Book Definition, Sentence Examples

TAKE A LEAF OUT OF SOMEONE’S BOOK MEANING – Find out what take a leaf out of someone’s book really means. Example sentences of this idiomatic expression can also be found here.

This idiom has been in use since B. H. Malkin first used it in the early 1800s to discuss Gil Blas’s translation. His translation of the literature was more literal because he took it straight from the pages of the original book.

To “take a leaf from someone’s book” literally means to steal or rip pages out of a book.

Take A Leaf Out Of Someone’s Book Meaning:

implement actionable advice
copy
follow an example set by another person
emulate
imitate another person

Here are examples of sentences that use take a leaf out of someone’s book:

Bea needs to take a leaf out of her boss’s book and be punctual about coming to the office on time.
Randy couldn’t decide what to do after high school, but his mom makes great money cooking, so she took a leaf out of his book and went to trade school instead of college.
If you listen closely, it’s easy to realize that modern dancers took leaves from the books of classic dancers such as Michael Jackson.

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