"eine Scheibe abschneiden" meaning in German

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Verb

Forms: schneidet eine Scheibe ab [present, singular, third-person], schnitt eine Scheibe ab [past], eine Scheibe abgeschnitten [participle, past], haben [auxiliary]
Etymology: Literally, “to cut off a slice”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to cut off a slice}} “to cut off a slice”, {{lit|to cut off a slice}} Literally, “to cut off a slice” Head templates: {{de-verb|eine_Scheibe_ab.schneiden<schnitt,geschnitten>}} eine Scheibe abschneiden (class 1 strong, third-person singular present schneidet eine Scheibe ab, past tense schnitt eine Scheibe ab, past participle eine Scheibe abgeschnitten, auxiliary haben)
  1. (idiomatic, reflexive) to take a leaf out of someone's book [with von ‘a person or their work’] Tags: class-1, idiomatic, reflexive, strong
    Sense id: en-eine_Scheibe_abschneiden-de-verb-u23ZnHPB Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "1": "to cut off a slice"
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      "expansion": "Literally, “to cut off a slice”",
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    },
    {
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eine Scheibe abgeschnitten",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "haben",
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        "auxiliary"
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      "name": "de-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "to take a leaf out of someone's book"
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          },
          "expansion": "[with von ‘a person or their work’]",
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              "their",
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      "args": {
        "1": "to cut off a slice"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “to cut off a slice”",
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    }
  ],
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      "form": "schneidet eine Scheibe ab",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
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      "form": "schnitt eine Scheibe ab",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eine Scheibe abgeschnitten",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "haben",
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        "auxiliary"
      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "German idioms",
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        "German multiword terms",
        "German reflexive verbs",
        "German verbs",
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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to take a leaf out of someone's book"
      ],
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          "args": {
            "1": "de",
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          },
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      ],
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          "take a leaf out of someone's book",
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      ],
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