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ΠΠ²ΡΠΎΡ Adam Makkai
[as good as a mile] See: MISS IS AS GOOD AS A MILE.
[as good as one gets] See: GIVE AS GOOD AS ONE GETS.
[as good as oneβs promise] See: AS GOOD AS ONEβS WORD.
[as good as oneβs word] or [good as oneβs word] {adj. phr.} Trustworthy; sure to keep your promise. β’/The coach said he would give the players a day off if they won, and he was as good as his word./ β’/We knew she was always good as her word, so we trusted her./
[as hard as nails]{adj. phr.} Very unfeeling; cruel, and unsympathetic. β’/Uncle Joe is as hard as nails; although he is a millionaire, he doesnβt help his less fortunate relatives./
[aside] See: JOKING ASIDE, SET ASIDE.
[aside from] See: APART FROM.
[aside of]{prep.}, {dialect} Beside; by the side of. β’/Mary sits aside of her sister on the bus./
[as if] or [as though] {conj.} 1. As (he, she, it) would if; in the same way one would if seeing to show. β’/The baby laughed as if he understood what Mother said./ β’/The book looked as though it had been out in the rain./ β’/The waves dashed on the rocks as if in anger./ 2. That. β’/It seems as if you are the first one here./
[as if one has come out of a bandbox] See: LOOK AS IF ONE HAS COME OUT OF A BANDBOX.
[as is]{adv.} Without changes or improvements; with no guarantee or promise of good condition.βββUsed after the word it modifies. β’/They agree to buy the house as is./ β’/He bought an old car as is./ Compare: AT THAT(1).
[as it were]{adv. phr.} As it might be said to be; as if it really were; seemingly.βββUsed with a statement that might seem silly or unreasonable, to show that it is just a way of saying it. β’/In many ways children live, as it were, in a different world from adults./ β’/The sunlight on the icy branches made, as it were, delicate lacy cobwebs from tree to tree./ Compare: SO TO SPEAK.
[ask] See: FOR THE ASKING.
[ask for]{v.}, {informal} To make (something bad) likely to happen to you; bring (something bad) upon yourself. β’/Charles drives fast on worn-out tires; he is asking for trouble./ β’/The workman lost his job, but he asked for it by coming to work drunk several times./ Compare: HAVE IT COMING, SERVE RIGHT, SIGN ONEβS OWN DEATH WARRANT.
[ask for oneβs hand]{v. phr.} To ask permission to marry someone. β’/"Sir," John said timidly to Maryβs father, "I came to ask for your daughterβs hand."/
[ask for the moon] or [cry for the moon] {v. phr.} To want something that you cannot reach or have; try for the impossible. β’/John asked his mother for a hundred dollars today. Heβs always asking for the moon./ Compare: PROMISE THE MOON.
[asleep at the switch]{adj. phr.} 1. Asleep when it is oneβs duty to move a railroad switch for cars to go on the right track. β’/The new man was asleep at the switch and the two trains crashed./ 2. {informal} Failing to act promptly as expected, not alert to an opportunity. β’/When the ducks flew over, the boy was asleep at the switch and missed his shot./
[as likely as not]{adv. phr.} Probably. β’/As likely as not, he will disappear forever./
[as long as] or [so long as] {conj.} 1. Since; because; considering that. β’/As long as you are going to town anyway, you can do something for me./ 2. Provided that; if. β’/You may use the room as you like, so long as you clean it up afterward./
[as luck would have it]{adv. clause} As it happened; by chance; luckily or unluckily. β’/As luck would have it, no one was in the building when the explosion occurred./ β’/As luck would have it, there was rain on the day of the picnic./
[as much]{n.} The same; exactly that. β’/Donβt thank me, I would do as much for anyone./ β’/Did you lose your way? I thought as much when you were late in coming./
[as much as]{adv. phr.} 1. or [much as] Even though; although. β’/As much as I hate to do it, I must stay home and study tonight./ 2. or [so much as] Just the same as; almost; practically; really. β’/By running away he as much as admitted that he had taken the money./ β’/You as much as promised you would help us./ β’/The clerk as much as told me that I was a fool./ Compare: AS GOOD AS. 3. See: FOR AS MUCH AS.
[as of] prep. At or until (a certain time). β’/I know that as of last week he was still unmarried./ β’/As of now we donβt know much about Mars./
[as one goes] See: PAY AS ONE GOES.
[as one man]{adv. phr.} Unanimously; together; involving all. β’/The audience arose as one man to applaud the great pianist./
[as regards]{prep.} Regarding; concerning; about. β’/You neednβt worry as regards the cost of the operation./ β’/He was always secretive as regards his family./
[as soon as]{conj.} Just after; when; immediately after. β’/As soon as the temperature falls to 70, the furnace is turned on./ β’/As soon as you finish your job let me know./ β’/He will see you as soon as he can./
[as the crow flies]{adv. clause} By the most direct way; along a straight line between two places. β’/It is seven miles to the next town as the crow flies, but it is ten miles by the road, which goes around the mountain./
[as the story goes]{adv. phr.} As the story is told; as one has heard through rumor. β’/As the story goes, Jonathan disappeared when he heard the police were after him./
[as though] See: AS IF.
[as to]{prep.} 1. In connection with; about; regarding. β’/There is no doubt as to his honesty./ β’/As to your final grade, that depends on your final examination./ Syn.: WITH RESPECT TO. 2. According to; following; going by. β’/They sorted the eggs as to size and color./
[as usual]{adv. phr.} In the usual way; as you usually do or as it usually does. β’/As usual, Tommy forgot to make his bed before he went out to play./ β’/Only a week after the fire in the store, it was doing business as usual./
[as well]{adv. phr.} 1. In addition; also, too; besides. β’/The book tells about Mark Twainβs writings and about his life as well./ β’/Tom is captain of the football team and is on the baseball team as well./ 2. Without loss and possibly with gain. β’/After the dog ran away, Father thought he might as well sell the dog house./ β’/Since he canβt win the race, he may as well quit./ β’/Itβs just as well you didnβt come yesterday, because we were away./
[as well as]{conj.} In addition to; and also; besides. β’/Hiking is good exercise as well as fun./ β’/He was my friend as well as my doctor./ β’/The book tells about the authorβs life as well as about his writings./
[as yet]{adv. phr.} Up to the present time; so far; yet. β’/We know little as yet about the moonβs surface./ β’/She has not come as yet./
[as you please] 1. As you like, whatever you like or prefer; as you choose. β’/You may do as you please./ 2. {informal} Very.βββUsed after an adjective or adverb often preceded by "as". β’/There was Tinker, sitting there, cheerful as you please./ β’/She was dressed for the dance and she looked as pretty as you please./
[at a blow] or [at a stroke] or [at one stroke] {adv. phr.} Immediately; suddenly; with one quick or forceful action. β’/The pirates captured the ship and captured a ton of gold at a blow./ β’/A thousand men lost their jobs at a stroke when the factory closed./ β’/All the prisoners escaped at one stroke./ Compare: AT ONCE, AT ONE TIME.
[at all]{adv. phr.} At any time or place, for any reason, or in any degree or manner.βββUsed for emphasis with certain kinds of words or sentences. 1. Negative β’/Itβs not at all likely he will come./ 2. Limited β’/I can hardly hear you at all./ 3. Interrogative β’/Can it be done at all?/ 4. Conditional β’/She will walk with a limp, if she walks at all./ Syn.: IN THE LEAST.
[at all costs]{adv. phr.} At any expense of time, effort, or money. Regardless of the results. β’/Mr. Jackson intended to save his sonβs eyesight at all costs./ β’/Carl is determined to succeed in his new job at all costs./
[at all events] See: IN ANY CASE.
[at all hazards]{adv. phr.} With no regard for danger; at any risk; regardless of the chances you must take. β’/The racer meant to win the 500-mile race at all hazards./
[at all hours]{adv. phr.} Any time; all the time; at almost any time. β’/The baby cried so much that we were up at all hours trying to calm her down./
[at a loss]{adj. phr.} In a state of uncertainty; without any idea; puzzled. β’/A good salesman is never at a loss for words./ β’/When Don missed the last bus, he was at a loss to know what to do./
[at anchor]{adj. phr.} Held by an anchor from floating away; anchored. β’/The ship rode at anchor in the harbor./
[at any rate]{adv. phr.} In any case; anyhow. β’/It isnβt much of a car, but at any rate it was not expensive./ Compare: AT LEAST(2), IN ANY CASE.
[at a premium]{adv. phr.} At a high price due to special circumstances. β’/When his father died, Fred flew to Europe at a premium because he had no chance to buy a less expensive ticket./
[at armβs length] See: KEEP AT A DISTANCE or KEEP AT ARMβS LENGTH.
[at a set time]{prep. phr.} At a particular, pre-specified time. β’/Do we have to eat in this hotel at a set time, or may we come down whenever we want?/
[at a snailβs pace] See: SNAILβS PACE.
[at a straw] See: GRASP AT STRAWS.
[at a stroke] See: AT A BLOW or AT A STROKE.
[at a time]{adv. phr.} At once; at one time; in one group or unit; together. β’/He checked them off one at a time as they came in./ β’/He ran up the steps two at a time./ See: EVERY OTHER. β’/They showed up for class three and four at a time./
[at bay]{adv.} or {adj. phr.} In a place where you can no longer run away; unable to go back farther; forced to stand and fight, or face an enemy; cornered. β’/The dog ran the rat into a corner, and there the rat turned at bay./ β’/The police chased the thief to a roof, where they held him at bay until more policemen came to help./ Compare: BRING TO BAY.
[at best] or [at the best] {adv. phr.} 1. Under the best conditions; as the best possibility. β’/A coal minerβs job is dirty and dangerous at best./ β’/We canβt get to New York before ten oβclock at best./ Compare: AT MOST. Contrast: AT WORST. 2. In the most favorable way of looking at something; even saying the best about the thing. * The /treasurer had at best been careless with the clubβs money, but most people thought he had been dishonest./
[at both ends] See: BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS.
[at call]{adj.} or {adv. phr.} 1. Ready or nearby for use, help, or service; on request. β’/Thousands of auto insurance agents all over the country are at the insured personβs call, wherever he may travel./ 2. At the word of command; at an order or signal. β’/The dog was trained to come at call./
[at close range]{adv. phr.} Close by; in proximity. β’/The police officer fired at the fleeing murder suspect at close range./
[at cross purposes]{adv. phr.} With opposing meanings or aims; with opposing effect or result; with aims which hinder or get in each otherβs way. β’/Tomβs parents acted at cross purposes in advising him; his father wanted him to become a doctor; but his mother wanted him to become a minister./
[at deathβs door]{adj.} or {adv. phr.} Very near death; dying. β’/He seemed to be at deathβs door from his illness./
[at each otherβs throats]{prep. phr.} Always arguing and quarreling. β’/Joan and Harry have been at each otherβs throats so long that they have forgotten how much they used to love one another./