“manner of”

The following 4 entries include the term manner of.

all manner of

idiom

: all kinds or sorts of (things or people)

in a manner of speaking

idiom

used to say that a statement is true or accurate in a certain way even if it is not literally or completely true

not by any manner of means

idiom

: in no way : not at all

what manner of

idiom

: what kind or sort of


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