borrow a page from

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: to use a technique or idea first used by (another person or group)
The company is borrowing a page from its largest competitor.

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Perhaps the actor-director is trying to borrow a page from his bitterly funny David Fincher hit, Gone Girl (another kidnapping thriller, sort of), but Animals has none of that earlier picture’s wit or Grand Guignol extremes or gonzo structure. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026 In the scenario of contract voidance, Leonard could borrow a page from the Smith playbook, as Smith challenged Stern voiding his contracts. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 July 2026 The Hapa Blonde Intriguingly, Ortega’s after-party look seemed to borrow a page from her friend’s leotard-and-tuxedo jacket blue-carpet moment. — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 6 May 2025 Such an innovative finance facility for NGOs would borrow a page from the Bank's Civil Society and Social Innovation Alliance (CIVIC) facility and offer a welcome salve to the fragility of the NGO sector. — Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025 Management consultants borrow a page from basic microeconomic theory and argue that centralizing call centers can enable more specializations of tasks—and more throughput. — Sachin H. Jain, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 Lauren Goode 2 months ago Apple is using AI to borrow a page from a little app called Burbn circa 2010 and introduce color filters in photos. — WIRED, 9 June 2024 To borrow a page from fashionable academy, Harris becomes the Other. — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 10 Aug. 2012

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