- a\ la
- prep.In the same way as; like.
Billy played ball like a champion today, a la the professional ball players.
(From French "a la", in the manner of.)Joe wanted to shoot an apple off my head a la William tell.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.