Appendix:Snowclones/as X as it gets
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Phrase[edit]
- (snowclone) Phrase used as an alternative to a superlative adjective, where X is the base adjective.
- This weather is about as good as it gets in this area. = The best weather you can expect.
- Those oil tankers are as big as ships get nowadays. = The biggest freight ships built.
- That criminal is as bad as they get. = He is the worst criminal.