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borrow

Definition

verb: to take and use (something that belongs to someone else) for a period of time before returning it
verb: to receive with the implied or expressed intention of returning the same or an equivalent
synonyms: adopt, receive, take

Examples

The company is 'borrowing a page from' [=using a technique or idea first used by] its largest competitor.
After his heart attack, my grandfather always felt that he was 'living on borrowed time'.
You may want to 'borrow/take a page from his book' and study harder for your finals.

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Movie quotes

(..) And that is? You don't take credit for something until you're done, right? So, what if they're just getting started? I don't remember this suit. I had to borrow it. You look the part. I know this is gonna change everything for us, but I have to do it. If I don't... (..)
2016 TvShow: Designated Survivor Title: Pilot Season: 1 Episode 1