english
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verb money/things ADV. heavily He borrowed heavily to set the company up. PREP. from She borrowed £50 from her mother. | off (informal) I'll borrow some coffee off the neighbours. ideas, etc. ADV. freely PREP. from His designs borrow freely from the architecture of ancient Egypt.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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Phrase(s): borrow something
Euph. to steal something. • The bank robber borrowed a car to drive out of state. • I discovered that my office mate had been borrowing money out of my wallet when I wasn’t looking.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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In addition to the idiom beginning with BORROW, Also see BEG, BORROW OR STEAL; ON BORROWED TIME.
American Heritage Idioms