in soaped pig fashion Idiom

come into fashion

become fashionable Recently in some areas the mini-skirt has come into fashion again.

grunge (fashion)

youth clothing designed for grunge music fans The kids go to parties dressed in grunge. That's cool.

after a fashion

a little；not very well勉强；马马虎虎
She can speak Russian after a fashion．她勉强能讲点俄语。

go out of fashion

Idiom(s): go out of fashion AND go out of style

Theme: FASHION

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.

after the fashion of

Idiom(s): after the fashion of sb or sth

Theme: FASHION

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

out of fashion

Idiom(s): out of style AND out of fashion

Theme: OBSOLETE

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

Parrot fashion

If you learn something parrot fashion, you learn it word for word. A parrot is a bird from South America that can talk.

Shipshape and Bristol fashion

If things are shipshape and Bristol fashion, they are in perfect working order.

after a fashion|after|fashion

adv. phr. Not very well or properly; poorly. He played tennis after a fashion. The roof kept the rain out after a fashion.
Compare: IN A WAY.

high fashion|fashion|high|high style|style

n. phr. The new style in women's dress set each season by designers in Paris or other fashion centers and accepted by fashionable women. The high styles designed in Paris are often quickly copied by makers of cheap clothing.