as anything
English
Prepositional phrase
- (simile) To a great extent or degree; very.
- 1869, Anthony Trollope, He Knew He Was Right, Penguin Classics 1994 ed., →ISBN, page 136,
- 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, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables, Sterling Publishing 2004 ed., →ISBN, page 91,
- She could faint as easy as anything. I'd love to be able to faint, wouldn't you, Marilla?
- 1998, Maeve Binchy, Tara Road, Dell, →ISBN, page 260,
- […] he'll be as sorry as anything, he'll put it right.
- 1869, Anthony Trollope, He Knew He Was Right, Penguin Classics 1994 ed., →ISBN, page 136,
Usage notes
May also be used in conjunction with a prepositive as; for example, as mean as anything.
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