parrot fashion
In the manner of a parrotIn the manner of a parrot; with thoughtless repetition of what others have said.
» He repeated her words parrot-fashion.
Papageienhaft wiederholte er ihre Worte. — al_ex_an_der
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1 senses(not comparable)In the manner of a parrot; with thoughtless repetition of what others have said.
He failed the tests because he could only recite the lessons parrot-fashion.
Examples
3 sentencesHe repeated her words parrot-fashion.
dePapageienhaft wiederholte er ihre Worte. — al_ex_an_der
He was repeating her words parrot-fashion.
dePapageienhaft wiederholte er ihre Worte. — al_ex_an_der
At school, we had to recite times tables parrot-fashion.
deIn der Schule mussten wir das Einmaleins auswendig hersagen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen