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AFTER A FASHION,

HIGH FASHION or HIGH STYLE.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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high fashion

[high fashion] or [high 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. * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

after a fashion

[after a 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 Dictionary of American Idioms

out of fashion

[out of fashion] {adj. phr.} Having passed from vogue; out of the current mode. * /The miniskirt is now out of fashion in most quarters, but it may very well […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

parrot-fashion

[parrot-fashion] {adv.} Like a parrot; by rote memorization and without any understanding. * /The candidate delivered a speech that was prepared for him and he read it parrot-fashion./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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