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Prepositional phrase [ edit ] as anything
( simile ) great degree or extent ; very .
Synonyms: as all hell as hell 1869 Anthony Trollope , “Dartmoor”, in He Knew He Was Right Strahan and Company , [ … ] →OCLC page 122 :He went over to Nuncombe Putney, as sure as anything ;—hired Mrs. Clegg's chaise and pair, and asked for Mrs Trevelyan's house as open as anything .
1908 L[ucy] M[aud] Montgomery , “The Delights of Anticipation”, in Anne of Green Gables L[ouis] C[oues] Page & Company , published August 1909, →OCLC page 130 :The heroine had five lovers. I'd be satisfied with one, wouldn't you? She was very handsome and she went through great tribulations. She could faint as easy as anything . I'd love to be able to faint, wouldn't you, Marilla? It's so romantic.
1998 Tara Road , Dell, →ISBN 260 :[...] he'll be as sorry as anything , he'll put it right.
May also be used in conjunction with a prepositive as ; for example, as mean as anything .
