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after a fashion

in a manner that is just barely adequate; poorly. He thanked me—after a fashion—for my help. Oh, yes, I can swim, after a fashion.

See also: after

after the fashion of someone or something and after the style of someone or something

in the manner or style of someone or something. She walks down the street after the fashion of a grand lady. The parish church was built after the style of a French cathedral.

See also: after

come into fashion

to become stylish or fashionable. Do you think that a design like this will ever come into fashion? That kind of dance will never come into fashion.

See also: come

fashion something into something

to make, form, or convert something into something else. He fashioned the newspaper into a temporary rain hat. Sarah fashioned the clay into a little bowl.

fashion something on something

to model something on something else; to pattern something after something else. She fashioned her dress on something she had seen in a history book. Donna fashioned the plan on the one Robert had used.

fashion something out of something

to make something from something; to convert something into something else. He tried to fashion a dog out of balloons. Elaine was expert at fashioning a bow out of chocolate.

See also: out

go out of fashion and go out of style; go out

to become unfashionable; to become obsolete. That kind of furniture went out of style years ago. I hope this kind of thing never goes out of fashion. It went out years ago.

See also: out

in fashion

in style; current and socially acceptable. Is that kind of thing still in fashion? It won't be in fashion very long.

out of style and out of fashion

not fashionable; old-fashioned; obsolete. (See also go out of fashion.) John's clothes are really out of style. He doesn't care if his clothes are out of fashion.

See also: out, style

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a fashion victim  (humorous)

an impolite way of referring to someone who buys too many fashionable clothes She's a complete fashion victim! Why else would she pay £100 for a pair of jeans?

after a fashion 

1. if you do something after a fashion, you manage to do it although not very well I can paint after a fashion, but I'm certainly not as good as you.

2. almost, but not completely 'A vegetarian diet is much healthier.' 'That's true after a fashion, although I don't believe all meat is bad for you.'

See also: after

like it's going out of fashion  (informal)

if you use something like it's going out of fashion, you use large amounts of it very quickly Emma spends money like it's going out of fashion.

See also: going, like, out

parrot-fashion  (British & Australian)

if you learn something parrot-fashion, you are able to repeat the words, but you do not understand their meaning

Usage notes: A parrot is a bird that can repeat words and noises it has just heard.

When I went to Sunday school, we had to recite passages from the Bible parrot-fashion.

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after a fashion

1. to some degree but not very well I can paint after a fashion, but I'm certainly not as good as you.

2. almost but not completely What he said is true after a fashion, though a few of his facts were wrong.

See also: after