parrot-fashion

parrot-fashion
adv
by rote, mechanically, mindlessly, unthinkingly, automatically

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adverb MECHANICALLY, by rote, mindlessly, automatically.

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parrˈot-fashion adverb
By rote
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Main Entry:parrot

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parrot-fashion UK US adverb british
copying or repeating what someone says without thinking about it or understanding it properly
Thesaurus: to say something again, or to repeat someone's else's wordssynonym

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adv
Brit : without understanding what something means

The student recited the speech parrot-fashion and could not answer any questions about it.

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ˈparrot-fashion [parrot-fashion] adverb (BrE, disapproving)
if sb learns or repeats sth parrot-fashion, they do it without thinking about it or understanding what it means

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  • parrot-fashion — parrot ,fashion adverb BRITISH copying or repeating what someone says without thinking about it or understanding it properly …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • parrot-fashion — ► ADVERB ▪ repeated without thought or understanding …   English terms dictionary

  • parrot-fashion — also parrot fashion ADV: ADV after v If you learn or repeat something parrot fashion, you do it accurately but without really understanding what it means. [BRIT] Under the old system pupils often had to stand to attention and repeat lessons… …   English dictionary

  • parrot-fashion — British & Australian if you learn something parrot fashion, you are able to repeat the words, but you do not understand their meaning. When I went to Sunday school, we had to recite passages from the Bible parrot fashion …   New idioms dictionary

  • 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./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • 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./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • parrot-fashion — adverb In the manner of a parrot; with thoughtless repetition of what others have said. He failed the tests because he could only recite the lessons parrot fashion …   Wiktionary

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  • 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.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

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