a la

[a la] {prep.}

In the same way as; like.

* /Billy played ball like a champion today, a la the professional ball players./

* /Joe wanted to shoot an apple off my head a la William Tell./

(From French "a la", in the manner of.)

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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