見よう見まね

Meaning

1. expn
   learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example

Example sentences

• 彼は見よう見まねでゴルフを覚えた。

  He learned golf by watching others and following their example.

• 見よう見真似でこんな出来のいいプログラムを書いたんだって。すごいな。

  It's incredible that you could write such a well-designed program after just picking up programming by imitation.

• 我ながら、見よう見まねで縫った浴衣は、なかなかの仕上がりでした。

  If you'll let me say so myself, I think the yukata I sewed through copying someone else turned out quite a success.