as long as
provided that a condition is met
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as luck may have it
by chance or coincidence
as luck would have it
by a fortunate or unfortunate coincidence
as much as
to the same extent or degree
as of
from a specified time onward
as of late
Recently or in the near past
as often as not
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
as opposed to
Common English phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
as part of a team
Common English phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
as part of something
included in a larger whole
as proud as a peacock. (14th century)
Extremely proud and vain
As proud as Lucifer. (14th century)
Extremely proud, often to the point of arrogance
as queer as a three dollar bill
Very strange or unconventional
As queer as Dick's hatband
Few things have been more ridiculous than the exaltation and abdication, of the Protector's son.
as quickly as possible
In old bed-frames it is said that posts were placed in brackets at the two sides of the bedstead for keeping the bed- clothes from rolling off; there was also in some cases a staff used to beat the bed and clean it. In the reign of Edward I, Sir John Chichester had a mock skirmish with his servant (Sir John with his rapier and the servant with the bed-staff), in which the servant was accidentally killed.
as slippery as an eel. (15th century)
Very slippery or elusive
as soon as
at the moment something happens
as soon as possible
at the earliest opportunity
as strong as a horse
Very strong. Horse is often used with intensive effect; as, to work, or to eat, like a horse.
as such
Considered in that way or condition
as the crow flies
in a straight line, without considering obstacles
as the crow flies
The shortest route be- tween two given places. The crow flies straight to its destination. Cp. BEE-LINE.
as the day is long
Absolutely.
as the devil loves holy water
That is, not at all, holy water drives away the devil. The Latin proverb is, "Sicut sus amancmum amat" (as swine love marjoram).
as the gull flies
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
as the next girl
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
as the next guy
as much as anyone else
as the next person
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
as the old cock crows, so crows the young
Children often imitate their parents' behavior
as the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined
A person's development is influenced by their early experiences
as the wind blows
Changing one's opinion or behavior according to circumstances
as they come
without any prior preparation or expectation
As thin as Banbury cheese
In Marston's Jack Dt urn's Entertainment (1600) we read, "You are like a Banbury cheese, nothing but paring "; and Bardolph compares Slender to Banbury cheese (Merry Wives, i, 1).
As tight as Dick's hatband
The crown was too tight for hun to wear with safety.
as to something
regarding or concerning something
As true as Troilus
Troilus is meant by Shakespeare to be the type of constancy, and Cressida the type of female inconstancy.
as well
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
as well as somebody
In addition to someone
as yet
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
as you go
done or dealt with at the same time as something else
as you know
Used to introduce a fact or situation that is already familiar
as you make your bed, so you must lie upon it
You must accept the consequences of your actions
as you make your bed, so you will sleep on it
Your actions will have consequences that you will have to endure
as you sow, so shall you reap
The consequences of one's actions to oneself are in proportion to one's good or bad intentions towards others.
as you sow, so you reap
You will be rewarded or punished according to your actions
Ascension Day
The school-children, accom- panied by the clergymen and parish officers, walked through their parish from end to end; the boys were switched with willow wands all along the lines of boundary, the idea being to teach them to know the bounds of their parish.
Ash Wednesday
The first Wednesday in Lent, so called from an ancient Roman Catholic custom of sprinkling on the heads of penitents who had confessed that day the ashes of the palms that were consecrated on the previous Palm Sunday which themselves had been consecrated at the altar. The custom, it is said, was introduced by Gregory the Great.
Ashke-Nazi
Ashkenazi.
ash’s
(John, LL.D.) New and Complete Dictionary of the English Language, 2 vols. 8vo. 1775.
Asia Minor
They belonged to the Rhodian school, and lived about 300 B.C. The group represents Dirce bound to the horns of a bull by Zethus and Amphion, for ill-using their mother. It was discovered in the Baths of Caracalla in 1546, and placed in the Farnese palace, in Rome. It is now at the Museo Nazionale, Naples.
asian contagion
Asian flu
ask a silly question and you will get a silly answer
Expect an absurd response to an absurd inquiry
ask a stupid question
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
ask after
Inquire about someone's health or well-being
ask around
To inquire with multiple people to gather information
ask for it
Deserve or provoke something unpleasant
ask for something
Request or demand something
ask for the moon
To ask for something that is completely impossible to get
ask my arse
to express strong disagreement or refusal
Ask my companion if I be a thief
Traditional English proverbial phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
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