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as one does

Used to indicate an unusual or unexpected situation.
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I bought a dozen melons before heading home, as one does.

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

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كما يفعل المرء

jako jeden

wie man tut

como se hace

comme on le fait

seperti halnya orang

come si fa

一つのように

하나처럼

som man gjør

jak się robi

como se faz

как один

جیسا کہ ایک کرتا ہے

就像一個人那樣

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