in soaped-pig fashion

Unclear or vague. The phrase refers to a now-outdated form of entertainment in which people tried to catch soaped pigs. Please make a decisive statement somewhere in your next paper because writing in this soaped-pig fashion won't get you a good grade! A: "Why isn't anyone here yet?" B: "Because you gave them instructions in soaped-pig fashion, without a set time." You need to set clear boundaries with children—nothing in soaped-pig fashion, you hear me?