"take a leaf out of someone's book" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [英語]

Audio: En-au-take a leaf out of someone's book.ogg
  1. 他人の行動や考えを見習う、真似る、倣う。 Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: ja-take_a_leaf_out_of_someone's_book-en-phrase-MaIwSoix Categories (other): 英語 慣用的表現
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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        {
          "text": "My friend always dresses well and has a good manner. I shouldn't be jealous, but take a leaf out of his book.",
          "translation": "私の友人はいつも良い服装をして、マナーも良い。私はねたむのではなく、彼を見習うべきだ。"
        },
        {
          "text": "I decided to take a leaf out of her book and invest some money in the stock market.",
          "translation": "彼女に見習って株に投資をすることにした。"
        },
        {
          "text": "I'm going to take a leaf out of your book and be more positive.",
          "translation": "私はあなたをまねて、もっとポジティブでいるつもりだ。"
        }
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        "他人の行動や考えを見習う、真似る、倣う。"
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          "考",
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          "真似",
          "まね"
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          "倣",
          "なら"
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          "text": "My friend always dresses well and has a good manner. I shouldn't be jealous, but take a leaf out of his book.",
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        },
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          "text": "I decided to take a leaf out of her book and invest some money in the stock market.",
          "translation": "彼女に見習って株に投資をすることにした。"
        },
        {
          "text": "I'm going to take a leaf out of your book and be more positive.",
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        }
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