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After a fashion

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Use when something has been done, but not perfectly or as well as hoped. SlideHe fixed my bike, after a fashion, but the gears are still noisy.
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Suggests modest success; doing something without expertise but sufficiently. SlideShe can play the violin, after a fashion, just simple tunes though.
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Casual UsagePlay
More common in informal speech, might sound out of place in very formal contexts. SlideWe organized the event, after a fashion, with limited resources.