“as a”

The following 51 entries include the term as a.

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solid as a rock

idiom

: very strong or solid

steady as a rock

idiom

: very steady

straight as a ramrod

idiom

: in a very straight and stiff way used especially to describe the way someone stands or sits

take (something) as a sign

idiom

: to believe that something (such as an action or event) shows that something else exists, is true, or will happen

there is no such thing as a free lunch

idiom

used to say that it is not possible to get something that is desired or valuable without having to pay for it in some way

without (so much as) a by your leave

idiom

: without asking permission

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