rip a page out of someone's playbook

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rip a page out of someone's playbook

verb rips a page out of someone's playbook · ripping a page out of someone's playbook · ripped a page out of someone's playbook

alternative, rare Alternative form of take a leaf out of someone's book

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@misc{rip_a_page_out_of_someone_s_playbook_2026,
  title = {rip a page out of someone's playbook},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rip%20a%20page%20out%20of%20someone's%20playbook},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}