as ever trod shoe-leather
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
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as far as I am concerned
From my perspective or opinion
as far as one is concerned
From one's own perspective or opinion
as far as one knows
To the best of one's knowledge or information
as far as somebody is concerned
Common English phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
as fat as a hen in the forehead
A saying of a meagre person.
as for somebody
regarding or concerning someone
as good as a play
Intensely amusing. It is said to have been the remark of Charles I when he attended the debate on Lord Ross*s "Divorce Bill.
as I was saying
Used to resume a conversation after an interruption
as if
seemingly or apparently
as if nothing had happened
Common English phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
as if someone owns the place
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
as if there were no tomorrow
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
as in
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
As inaccessible as Abaton
A name given to various places of antiquity difficult of access.
as is
in the existing condition without changes
as it gets
as good or bad as something can be
as it goes
happening or done naturally without planning
as it happens
by coincidence or at the same time
As light as St
Luke's bird. Not light at all, but quite the contrary.
as long as
provided that a condition is met
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
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