In+this+manner

  • 21manner — noun 1 WAY (singular) formal the way in which something is done or happens: manner of doing sth: This seems rather an odd manner of deciding things. | in a ... manner: I felt stupid for reacting in such an impulsive manner. | The matter should be …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22Manner, Eeva-Liisa — (1921 1995)    A Finnish poet, novelist, and playwright, Manner published her first collection of poetry in 1944 but has since distanced herself from her earliest work. The poetry collection Tama matka (1956; This Journey) is her real debut; it… …

    Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Literature and Theater

  • 23Manner, Eeva Liisa — ▪ Finnish author born Dec. 5, 1921, Helsinki, Fin. died July 7, 1995, Tampere       lyrical poet and dramatist, a central figure in the Finnish modernist movement of the 1950s.       Manner s first publications as a lyrical poet appeared in the… …

    Universalium

  • 24this — /ðɪs / (say dhis) pronoun (demonstrative) (plural these) 1. (used to indicate a person, thing, idea, etc., as pointed out, present, or near, as before mentioned or supposed to be understood, as about to be mentioned, or by way of emphasis): this… …

  • 25manner — [12] Etymologically, a manner is a method of ‘handling’ something. It comes via Anglo Norman manere from Vulgar Latin *manuāria ‘way of handling’. This was a noun use of the Latin adjective manuārius ‘of the hand’, a derivative of manus ‘hand’.… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 26manner — [12] Etymologically, a manner is a method of ‘handling’ something. It comes via Anglo Norman manere from Vulgar Latin *manuāria ‘way of handling’. This was a noun use of the Latin adjective manuārius ‘of the hand’, a derivative of manus ‘hand’.… …

    Word origins

  • 27along this line — This expression meaning in this manner, similarly, or according to this pattern is not incorrect, but it is vague and trite. In most instances, it is a mere filler and can be omitted without real loss …

    Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 28Walk this way (movie line) — Walk this way is a recurrent joke in a number of movies and television shows, most notably movies by Mel Brooks. [ Comedy Writing Secrets , p. 60; Melvin Helitzer, F W Publications, 1992. ISBN 0898795109] It may be derived from an old vaudeville… …

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  • 29like this — like this/like so/spoken phrase used when showing someone exactly how to do something Enter your details here in this box, like so. Thesaurus: describing or relating to ways of doing thingshyponym systems and methods for doing thingssynonym …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 30not this way — not like this, not in this manner …

    English contemporary dictionary