eine Scheibe abschneiden: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  German-speaking countriesneutralMachine
  • To cut off a slice or disk-shaped portion from something (literal cutting of a slice).

• 2.

  Standard GermaninformalMachine
  • To emulate someone by adopting part of their behavior, qualities, or achievements; to take an example from someone to improve oneself.

  Examples

  Beta

  • Von deinem Erfolg kann ich eine Scheibe abschneiden und mich motivieren lassen.

    I can take a leaf out of your success and let it motivate me.