If you take a leaf (page) out of someone's book, you copy something that they did or take it as an example for your own life.
A leaf refers to a single page or check in one's checkbook. The term leaf is often used for paper than can be torn from a book.
A leaf refers to a single page or check in one's checkbook. The term leaf is often used for paper than can be torn from a book.
It's not an idiom, it's a joke. And it's "make like a tree and leaf" -- it's a pun.
It means to try someone else's idea or do something the way they do. If you are doing something but not doing it well, you might try doing it the way some successful people do it.
"I have been a poor student this year; I need to turn over a new leaf and improve."
The term for a single page in a book, often referred to as a "book leaf," is called a "folio."
The word leaf is a noun. Leaf can also be a verb as in to leaf through a book.
Nothing. The correct metaphor is "shakes like a leaf" and produces the image of a leaf shaking and blowing in the wind. It's not an idiom because it means exactly what it seems to mean - someone is shaking or trembling. This could be from any strong emotion, but usually refers to fear or anxiety.
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The meaning is Leafless... A-without Parna-leaf