leaf out
1Leaf out — Leaf Leaf, Leaf out Leaf out(l[=e]f), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Leafed} (l[=e]ft); p. pr. & vb. n. {Leafing}.] To shoot out leaves; to produce leaves; to leave; as, the trees leaf in May. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] …
2leaf out — [phrasal verb] US of a tree : to produce leaves The tree will leaf out in the spring. • • • Main Entry: ↑leaf …
3leaf out — grow new leaves, in leaf She trimmed the branches before the trees began to leaf out …
4take a leaf out of someone's book — To profit by someone s example • • • Main Entry: ↑book take a leaf out of someone s book see under ↑book • • • Main Entry: ↑leaf * * * take a leaf out of/from/someone’s book …
5take a leaf out of someone's book — take a leaf out of (someone s) book to copy something that someone else does because it will bring you advantages. Maybe I should take a leaf out of Robert s book and start coming in at ten every morning …
6take a leaf out of book — take a leaf out of (someone s) book to copy something that someone else does because it will bring you advantages. Maybe I should take a leaf out of Robert s book and start coming in at ten every morning …
7take a leaf out of someone's book — If you take a leaf out of someone s book, you copy something they do because it will help you …
8take a leaf out of someone's book — If you take a leaf out of someone s book, you copy something they do because it will help you. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
9Take a leaf out of someone's book — If you take a leaf out of someone s book, you copy something they do because it will help you …
10take a leaf out of someone's book — ► take a leaf out of someone s book imitate someone in a particular way. Main Entry: ↑book …
