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as long asWhile; for some period of time.Rate it:
as loud as thunderThe thunder is the loudest natural sound ever known so there is nothing as loud as a thunder naturallyRate it:
as luck may have itby chance, luckilyRate it:
as luck would have itAs it happened; how it turned out; by good fortune; fortunately or luckily.Rate it:
as muchLikewise, similarly, in a similar manner.Rate it:
as muchAlmost, very nearly.Rate it:
as muchAn emphatic, emphasizing smallness.Rate it:
as muchUsed other than as an idiom: see as, much.Rate it:
as much use as a chocolate fireguardUseless; pointless.Rate it:
as much use as a chocolate teapotThoroughly useless.Rate it:
as ofFrom, on or at a specified time.Rate it:
as of lateLately; recently.Rate it:
as often as notMore or less half of the time; on many occasions but not always; frequently.Rate it:
as one doesUsed to indicate an unusual or unexpected situation.Rate it:
as queer as Dick's hatbandVery queer: very unusual or strange.Rate it:
as she's as cold as a witchscold as a witch's tit!Very, very cold!!Rate it:
as sly as a foxvery cunning and smartRate it:
as soon asUsed other than as an idiom: see as, soon.Rate it:
as soon asAt the moment when; immediately after.Rate it:
as soon asUsed in contrast, sometimes to mark a denial.Rate it:
as soon as is humanly possibleWith utmost immediacy; without any unnecessary delay; most urgentlyRate it:
as the actress said to the bishopused to highlight a sexual ambiguity in an innocent remarkRate it:
as the case may beAs is appropriate to the circumstances; particularly where a choice must be made between two options.Rate it:
as the crow fliesIn a straight line distance between two locations, as opposed to the road distance or over land distance.Rate it:
As the Crow FliesDirect and shortest distance among two places, distance estimated in a straight lineRate it:
as the day is longUnceasingly; very; thoroughly; to a very high degree.Rate it:
as the fella saidAlternative form of as the fella saysRate it:
as the fella saysas the saying goes; as someone once said, invoking the wisdom of the common man on the streetRate it:
as the next girlTo a reasonable degree; as much as a typical person: especially, as much as a typical woman.Rate it:
as the next guyTo a reasonable degree; as much as a typical person or man.Rate it:
as the saying goesUsed before or after saying an apt proverb, adage, cliché etc.Rate it:
as the twig is bent, so the tree's inclinedAn early influence can have permanent effects.Rate it:
as the wind blowsaccording to circumstanceRate it:
as they sayA vague invocation of popular convention when introducing a phrase or expression, which may be accompanied by attribution to a source or locale in which the phrase or expression is used.Rate it:
as tight as Dick's hatbandVery tight, whetherRate it:
as toRegarding.Rate it:
as true as a toucherUsed as a proverb to affirm that some evidence previously given earlier was trueRate it:
as wellIn addition; also.Rate it:
as wellTo the same effect.Rate it:
as well asAnd in addition.Rate it:
as well asUsed other than as an idiom: see as, well.Rate it:
as well asIn addition to; further to.Rate it:
as white as a sheetVery neat and cleanRate it:
as yetUp to the present; thus far.Rate it:
as yetso farRate it:
as you doUsed to indicate an unusual or unexpected situation.Rate it:
as you knowas it is already known.Rate it:
as you sow, so shall you reapThe personal consequences of one's actions are in proportion to the good or bad intentions towards others.Rate it:
asaltacunascradle snatcher, cradle robberRate it:
asfInitialism of age-sex-from : what is your age, what sex are you, and where are you from?Rate it:

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