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copy something down (from someone or something)
to copy onto paper what someone says; to copy onto paper what one reads. Please copy this down from Tony. Ted copied down the directions from the invitation. Jane copied the recipe down from the cookbook.

copy something out (by hand)

to copy something in handwriting. I have to copy this out again. I lost the first copy. Please copy out this article for me.
See also: out

copy something out of something and copy something out

to copy something onto paper from a book or document. Did you copy this out of a book? I did not copy this paper or any part of it out of anything. I copied out most of it.
See also: out

a carbon copy
someone or something that is extremely similar to someone or something else (usually + of ) He's a carbon copy of his father.


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