“as a”

The following 51 entries include the term as a.

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daft as a brush

idiomatic phrase

: very silly or somewhat foolish

mad as a hatter

idiomatic phrase

: severely mentally unsound

smart as a whip

idiomatic phrase

: very smart or clever

asa dulcis

noun

as a child

idiom

: when one was a child

as a matter of course

idiom

used to say that something will or should happen because it is natural, usual, or logical

as a matter of form

idiom

used to say that something is done because it is polite, usual, or required

as a result

idiom

: because of something often + of

as a whole

idiom

: as a complete unit used to make a statement that relates to all the parts of something

(as) blind as a bat

idiom

: unable to see well at all : having very poor vision

as busy as a bee

idiom

: very busy

(as) clear as a bell

idiom

: very clear : very clearly

(as) cute as a button

idiom

: very cute

(as) dead as a dodo

idiom

used to stress that someone or something is dead often used figuratively

(as) dead as a doornail

idiom

used to stress that someone or something is dead often used figuratively

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