fashion (something) out of (something else)

fashion (something) out of (something else)

To use something as the template or model for the way in which something else is created or developed. We fashioned a makeshift table out of a few empty crates. You can fashion your lesson plans out of ones from previous teachers.See also: fashion, of, out

fashion something out of something

to make something from something; to convert something into something else. He tried to fashion a dog out of balloons. Elaine was expert at fashioning a bow out of chocolate.See also: fashion, of, out