borrow from

borrow from (someone or something)

1. Literally, to use something that belongs to another person, with the intent to return it later. A noun or pronoun can be used between "borrow" and "from." Because I found a date to the dance at the last minute, I just borrowed a dress and shoes from my sister. I ran out of art supplies so I had to start borrowing from Steve.
2. Of a work of some kind, to use elements from something else. That movie may be a comedy, but its plot borrows from crime films of the 1940s.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

borrow something from someone

to request and receive the use of something from someone. Can I borrow a hammer from you? Sorry, this hammer was borrowed from my father.
See also: borrow
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • piece out
  • rescue from
  • rescue from (someone or something)
  • identify with
  • involve with
  • involve with (someone or something)
  • involved with
  • arrange for
  • arrange for some time
  • arrange some music for
References in periodicals archive
However, it did not borrow from scheduled banks and kept retiring debts throughout the year.
Also, the country would rather borrow from outside than from local banks or financial institutions.
We are well aware of workers who borrow from money lenders of the informal sector that the terms can be onerous in terms of interest and fees.
The Ministry of Finance is going to try to borrow from banks some 48 million euros on Tuesday considering that on Wednesday it will have to repay home creditors just as much.
In current economic scenario, when the country is facing shortfall in tax revenue and foreign inflows, besides higher expenditures, there is only one way for the federal government and that is to borrow from domestic resources to fulfill its financial needs.
Banks in Spain are believed to have increased their borrowing from the ECB as financial institutions in the country are finding it difficult to borrow from the international capital markets.
The following are recommended next steps for policymakers and institutional leaders to help students understand borrowing for college: (1) Help high school counselors and others address issues of loan aversion; (2) Develop institutional programs that extend financial literacy and offer emergency financial support; (3) Consider changes in the financial aid system to reduce the need for borrowing; and (4) Evaluate the wisdom of prohibiting students who need or want to borrow from doing so.
By including the language "other than the taxpayer" a taxpayer is permitted under the Code to borrow from family members or entities in which he or she has an ownership interest and increase his or her at-risk amount, as long as the lender does not have a direct or indirect disqualifying interest in the activity (other than the relationship with the taxpayer).
If you borrow from your 401(k), your money can't earn returns while you have borrowed it.
It may have an incentive to borrow from the central bank and lend greater amounts, claiming that its request to borrow is based on unexpectedly low deposits rather than excessive lending.
If an entire alliance runs out of money, Title IX, Subsection C allows it to borrow from the federal government.
A large increase in required reserves is assumed to increase the need to borrow from the window.
The government is left with no option but to borrow from the central bank as almost all revenue departments failed to meet the revenue targets.
He said while Chinese loans carry higher rates than Japanese loans - with a two percent interest as compared to Japan's 0.1 percent - it is necessary to borrow from other sources as it allows the government to diversify its loan portfolio, thereby reducing risks.
"Less than target revenue collection and healthy increase in current expenditures are responsible for the substantial budgetary borrowing during the current fiscal year," bankers said, adding that now the government is compelled to borrow from the central bank to meet its requirements.