"like it's going out of style" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

IPA: /ˌlaɪk ɪts ˈɡəʊɪŋ aʊt əv ˈstaɪl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌlaɪk ɪts ˈɡoʊɪŋ aʊt əv ˈstaɪl/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-like it's going out of style.ogg
Rhymes: -aɪl Etymology: A reference to someone engaging in an activity intensely, as if afraid that it will become unavailable or unpopular before they can get the most out of it. Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=like it's going out of style}} like it's going out of style, {{en-PP|head=like it's going out of style}} like it's going out of style
  1. (simile, informal) Of engaging in an activity: enthusiastically; to an excessive degree. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-like_it's_going_out_of_style-en-prep_phrase-FXauvRxq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes, English subordinate clauses, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Synonyms: as if there were no tomorrow, like crazy, like it's going out of fashion, like nobody's business, like water, as if it had been going out of style, as if it is going out of style, as if it's going out of style, as if it was going out of style, as if it were going out of style, like it is going out of style, like it were going out of style
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  "etymology_text": "A reference to someone engaging in an activity intensely, as if afraid that it will become unavailable or unpopular before they can get the most out of it.",
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  "hyphenation": [
    "like"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep_phrase",
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        },
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        },
        {
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Jason has been drinking like it’s going out of style.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "to spend money like it’s going out of style",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Of engaging in an activity: enthusiastically; to an excessive degree."
      ],
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      "links": [
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        ],
        [
          "activity",
          "activity"
        ],
        [
          "enthusiastically",
          "enthusiastically"
        ],
        [
          "excessive",
          "excessive"
        ],
        [
          "degree",
          "degree"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "simile",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(simile, informal) Of engaging in an activity: enthusiastically; to an excessive degree."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "as if there were no tomorrow"
        },
        {
          "word": "like crazy"
        },
        {
          "word": "like it's going out of fashion"
        },
        {
          "word": "like nobody's business"
        },
        {
          "word": "like water"
        },
        {
          "word": "as if it had been going out of style"
        },
        {
          "word": "as if it is going out of style"
        },
        {
          "word": "as if it's going out of style"
        },
        {
          "word": "as if it was going out of style"
        },
        {
          "word": "as if it were going out of style"
        },
        {
          "word": "like it is going out of style"
        },
        {
          "word": "like it were going out of style"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˌlaɪk ɪts ˈɡəʊɪŋ aʊt əv ˈstaɪl/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌlaɪk ɪts ˈɡoʊɪŋ aʊt əv ˈstaɪl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "like it's going out of style"
}
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    },
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "like"
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        "Rhymes:English/aɪl",
        "Rhymes:English/aɪl/7 syllables"
      ],
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        {
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        },
        {
          "text": "to spend money like it’s going out of style",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of engaging in an activity: enthusiastically; to an excessive degree."
      ],
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        [
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        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
          "enthusiastically",
          "enthusiastically"
        ],
        [
          "excessive",
          "excessive"
        ],
        [
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        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "simile",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(simile, informal) Of engaging in an activity: enthusiastically; to an excessive degree."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "as if there were no tomorrow"
        },
        {
          "word": "like crazy"
        },
        {
          "word": "like it's going out of fashion"
        },
        {
          "word": "like nobody's business"
        },
        {
          "word": "like water"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      ]
    },
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "as if it had been going out of style"
    },
    {
      "word": "as if it is going out of style"
    },
    {
      "word": "as if it's going out of style"
    },
    {
      "word": "as if it was going out of style"
    },
    {
      "word": "as if it were going out of style"
    },
    {
      "word": "like it is going out of style"
    },
    {
      "word": "like it were going out of style"
    }
  ],
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}

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