borrow a page from
idiom
: 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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Management consultants borrow a page from basic microeconomic theory and argue that centralizing call centers can enable more specializations of tasks—and more throughput.
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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
Maryland would be wise to borrow a page from that playbook.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 10 Sep. 2023
Sensing also expects that other sectors, such as white goods, will borrow a page from automotive manufacturers.
—Forbes, 1 June 2021
To borrow a page from fashionable academy, Harris becomes the Other.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 10 Aug. 2012
If that’s the case, Harden needs to borrow a page from Chris Paul’s playbook.
—Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 13 May 2022
Brazil could borrow a page from the Self-Reliant India playbook.
—Decio Nascimento, Forbes, 2 June 2021
The MicroTugs owe their pulling power to their sticky feet, which borrow a page from geckos’ evolutionary playbook.
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 27 Apr. 2015
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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
Maryland would be wise to borrow a page from that playbook.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 10 Sep. 2023
Sensing also expects that other sectors, such as white goods, will borrow a page from automotive manufacturers.
—Forbes, 1 June 2021
To borrow a page from fashionable academy, Harris becomes the Other.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 10 Aug. 2012
If that’s the case, Harden needs to borrow a page from Chris Paul’s playbook.
—Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 13 May 2022
Brazil could borrow a page from the Self-Reliant India playbook.
—Decio Nascimento, Forbes, 2 June 2021
The MicroTugs owe their pulling power to their sticky feet, which borrow a page from geckos’ evolutionary playbook.
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 27 Apr. 2015
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“Borrow a page from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/borrow%20a%20page%20from. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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