take a page out of someone's playbook

A form of take a leaf out of someone's book — To adopt an idea or practice of another person.

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Meanings

verbtake a page out of someone's playbook (third-person singular simple present takes a page out of someone's playbook, present participle taking a page out of someone's playbook, simple past took a page out of someone's playbook, past participle taken a page out of someone's playbook)

present singular third person takes a page out of someone's playbook · participle present taking a page out of someone's playbook · past took a page out of someone's playbook · participle past taken a page out of someone's playbook

  1. alternativerareAlternative form of take a leaf out of someone's book.

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take a leaf out of someone's book
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APA

take a page out of someone's playbook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20page%20out%20of%20someone's%20playbook

MLA

“take a page out of someone's playbook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20page%20out%20of%20someone's%20playbook. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take a page out of someone's playbook,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20page%20out%20of%20someone's%20playbook.

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