3
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3
pattern yourself after(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, copy)
3
strive to equal(expression, idiom, action, bad, opposition)
3
take leaf out of book(verb, expression, idiom, mock, steal)
2
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2
act out(verb, expression, action, acting, pretending)
2
amount to(verb, expression, make, meet, total)
2
assume character(verb, expression, action, acting, pretending)
2
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2
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2
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2
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2
conform(verb, support, keep, observe, match)
2
do like(verb, expression, support, keep, observe)
2
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2
embody(verb, copy, mock, steal, imitate)
2
equalize(verb, make, meet, total, level)
2
falsify(verb, copy, assume, mock, pretend)
2
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2
follow in footsteps(verb, expression, idiom, follow, copy)
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