as anything

idiom

informal

: as any person or thing

—used in the sense of "very" or "extremely" to make a statement more forceful

He was (as) calm as anything.

It was as obvious as anything that she didn't want to go.

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And that applies as much to your personal finances as anything else. —

Shane Croucher, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024 As for Howard, the one-handed save to deny Barnsley’s Fabio Jalo in the 1-0 win on December 3 was as good as anything produced by any Wrexham goalkeeper this season. —

Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024 To write about superhero movies is, almost inevitably these days, to end up writing at least as much about money as anything that actually ends up onscreen. —

Alison Willmore, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024 He was only allowed to visit for three hours, as anything more would have been too dangerous. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for as anything