fashion out of
fashion (something) out of (something else)
To use something as the template or model for the way in which something else is created or developed. We fashioned a makeshift table out of a few empty crates. You can fashion your lesson plans out of ones from previous teachers.
See also: fashion, of, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
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: fashion, of, out
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- a thing of the past
- a/the feel of (something)
- (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
- a straw will show which way the wind blows
- a crack at (someone or something)
- all right
- (you) wanna make something of it?
- all for the best
- a slew of (something)
- a bird in the hand