fashion (something) out of (something else)
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