like it's going out of fashion

like it's going out of fashion
like it’s going out of fashion british informal phrase
if you do something like it’s going out of fashion, you do it a lot or in a very extreme way

They were spending money like it was going out of fashion.

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Main entry: fashion

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like it's going out of ˈfashion idiom
(informal) used to emphasize that sb is doing sth or using sth a lot

She's been spending money like it's going out of fashion.

see also parrot-fashion
Main entry:fashionidiom

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