A
Idioms beginning with "A"
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Contents of A:
[as for] {prep.}
1. In regard to; speaking of; concerning.
We have plenty of bread, and as for butter, we have more than enough.
2. Speaking for.
Most people like the summer but as for me, I like winter much better.
Compare: [FOR ONE'S […]
[as good as] {adv. phr.}
Nearly the same as; almost.
She claimed that he as good as promised to marry her.
He as good as called me a liar.
We'll get to school on time, we're as good as there now.
* /The man who had been shot was as good […]
[as good as one's word] or [good as one's word] {adj. phr.}
Trustworthy; sure to keep your promise.
The coach said he would give the players a day off if they won, and he was as good as his word.
* /We knew she was always good as her word, so we […]
[as hard as nails] {adj. phr.}
Very unfeeling; cruel, and unsympathetic.
Uncle Joe is as hard as nails; although he is a millionaire, he doesn't help his less fortunate relatives.
[as if] or [as though] {conj.}
1. As (he, she, it) would if; in the same way one would if seeing to show.
The baby laughed as if he understood what Mother said.
The book looked as though it had been out in the rain.
* /The waves dashed on the […]
[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. — Used after the word it modifies.
They agree to buy the house as is.
He bought an old car as is.
Compare: [AT THAT] (1).