“Take a leaf out of someone’s book”
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Meniru perilaku baik atau pendekatan sukses seseorang.
English: To copy someone’s good behavior or successful approach.
Contoh
Contoh-contoh
1 / 2“I took a leaf out of her book and began planning my week on Sundays.”
Saya meniru pendekatannya yang sukses dan mulai merencanakan minggu saya pada hari Minggu.
Use this idiom in context
Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
I took a leaf out of her book and began planning my week on Sundays.Compare with the original example
I took a leaf out of her book and began planning my week on Sundays.
Saya meniru pendekatannya yang sukses dan mulai merencanakan minggu saya pada hari Minggu.
Write a two-line conversation using “Take a leaf out of someone’s book”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "Take a leaf out of someone’s book" mean?
- "Take a leaf out of someone’s book" means meniru perilaku baik atau pendekatan sukses seseorang.
- How do you use "Take a leaf out of someone’s book" in a sentence?
- Example: "I took a leaf out of her book and began planning my week on Sundays."
- Should I interpret "Take a leaf out of someone’s book" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.