as : Idioms & Phrases

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african wild ass

  • noun a wild ass of Africa
    Equus asinus.
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Ambes-as

  • double aces.
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As . . . as

  • . See So . . . as, under So.
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As far as

  • to the extent or degree. "As far as can be ascertained." Macaulay.
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As far forth as

  • as far as. Obs. Chaucer.
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As for, ∨ As to

  • in regard to; with respect to.
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As good as

  • not less than; not falling short of.
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As good as one's word

  • faithful to a promise.
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As if, or As though

  • of the same kind, or in the same condition or manner, that it would be if.
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As it were

  • adverb as if it were really so
    so to speak.
    • she lives here, as it were
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  • (as if it were), a qualifying phrase used to apologize for or to relieve some expression which might be regarded as inappropriate or incongruous; in a manner.
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As now

  • just now. Obs. Chaucer.
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As swythe

  • as quickly as possible. Obs. Chaucer.
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As well

  • adverb in addition
    also; too; besides; likewise.
    • he has a Mercedes, too
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  • also; too; besides. Addison.
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As well as

  • equally with, no less than. "I have understanding as well as you." Job xii. 3.
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As yet

  • adverb used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
    til now; so far; up to now; heretofore; hitherto; thus far; until now; yet.
    • So far he hasn't called
    • the sun isn't up yet
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  • until now; up to or at the present time; still; now.
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ass-kisser

  • noun a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
    sycophant; toady; lackey; crawler.
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bare-ass

  • adjective satellite (used informally) completely unclothed
    bare-assed; stark naked; naked as a jaybird; peeled; in the buff; raw; in the altogether; in the raw.
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domestic ass

  • noun domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn
    donkey; Equus asinus.
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Jenny ass

  • noun female donkey
    jenny; jennet.
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  • (Zoöl.), a female ass.
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pain in the ass

  • noun something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
    annoyance; pain; infliction; bother; botheration; pain in the neck.
    • washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer
    • a bit of a bother
    • he's not a friend, he's an infliction
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piece of ass

  • noun slang for sexual intercourse
    ass; screw; piece of tail; fucking; shtup; screwing; fuck; roll in the hay; nookie; nooky; shag.
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So as

  • so that. Obs.
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To make an ass of one's self

  • to do or say something very foolish or absurd.
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wild ass

  • noun any of several equine mammals of Asia and northeast Africa
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