manner : Idioms & Phrases


bad manners

  • noun impoliteness resulting from ignorance
    ill-breeding.
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bedside manner

  • noun manner or conduct of a physician in the presence of a patient
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By any manner of means

  • in any way possible; by any sort of means.
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By no means, ∨ By no manner of means

  • not at all; certainly not; not in any degree.
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good manners

  • noun a courteous manner
    courtesy.
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in a beastly manner

  • adverb in an inhumane manner
    brutishly; bestially.
    • she treated her husband bestially
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in some manner

  • adverb in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
    someway; someways; somehow; in some way.
    • they managed somehow
    • he expected somehow to discover a woman who would love him
    • he tried to make is someway acceptable
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manner name

  • noun a word that denotes a manner of doing something
    troponym.
    • `march' is a troponym of `walk'
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manner of speaking

  • noun your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
    delivery; speech.
    • his manner of speaking was quite abrupt
    • her speech was barren of southernisms
    • I detected a slight accent in his speech
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manner of walking

  • noun manner of walking
    walk.
    • he had a funny walk
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Manners bit

  • a portion left in a dish for the sake of good manners. Hallwell.
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personal manner

  • noun a way of acting or behaving
    manner.
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To be taken in, ∨ with the manner

  • . A corruption of to be taken in the mainor. See Mainor. To be taken in the very act. Obs. See Mainor.
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To make one's manners

  • to make a bow or courtesy; to offer salutation.
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