如法泡制

lit. to follow the recipe (idiom); fig. to follow a set pattern

lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiom); fig. to follow the existing pattern without modification

lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom); fig. to copy slavishly

lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom); fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality

to imitate what sb else does; to follow sb's example