单词 | to take a page from |
释义 | > as lemmasto take (also borrow, etc.) a page from (a person or thing) a. to take (also borrow, etc.) a page from (a person or thing): to base one's conduct on what (a person or thing) does; to follow the example of; to imitate. ΚΠ 1897 Daily Gaz. (Janesville, Wisconsin) 13 Sept. 2/3 (heading) Cowboy acts take a page from life on the ranch. 1928 Motor Boating Jan. 80/2 In borrowing a page from the history of the automobile industry, boat builders are planning to step away from the historical color scheme used in boats heretofore. 1993 Fortune 8 Feb. 92/1 Take a page from the good burghers of St. Louis and push retraining or assistance programs that offer a hand to all unemployed Americans. 2006 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 22 July l1/2 They're borrowing a page from molecular gastronomy..playfully deconstructing classic recipes. 2015 J. Mittell Complex TV v. 192 Network series took a page from cable channels, showing the same episode multiple times through the week. < as lemmas |
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