adopt (someone or something) as (something)

1. To choose one for a specific role. We were so impressed with her efforts that we adopted her as the new leader of the organization.

2. To claim ownership of something or establish guardianship or someone. I told Marshall my idea for the project last week, and now he has apparently adopted it as his own. My parents adopted me as their son when I was just two months old.

adopt someone as something

to choose someone as something. The committee will adopt Jane as its candidate.

adopt something as something

to take on something, such as a policy or principle, as one's own. I will adopt this policy as my own.

词组	adopt (someone or something) as (something)
释义	adopt (someone or something) as (something) adopt (someone or something) as (something) 1. To choose one for a specific role. We were so impressed with her efforts that we adopted her as the new leader of the organization. 2. To claim ownership of something or establish guardianship or someone. I told Marshall my idea for the project last week, and now he has apparently adopted it as his own. My parents adopted me as their son when I was just two months old. See also: adopt Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. adopt someone as something to choose someone as something. The committee will adopt Jane as its candidate. See also: adopt adopt something as something to take on something, such as a policy or principle, as one's own. I will adopt this policy as my own. See also: adopt McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: adopt adopt as have (got) (one) pegged as (something) have someone pegged all it's cracked up to be nose to the grindstone come (in)to (one's) kingdom come into your kingdom in glowing terms set the scene/stage
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