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Idioms and Phrases

Also, as though . As it would be, as in He decided to accept, as if it really mattered , or John scowled as though he were really angry . The first idiom dates from the late 1500s, the variant from the late 1700s. Also see make as if .
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Ludwig Göransson’s phenomenal score backs Coogler up, layering fiddles over doom metal as if they were meant to harmonize.

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He was also asked about his company's website, which says his engineers would "always treat your home as if it were their own".

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“They invented a fiction and placed us in there as if we were characters in a badly written novel,” she said this week.

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And the co-hosts took all available opportunities to tout Blue Origin’s impressive safety record as if they were selling a line of vehicles.

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And as if to literalize this, the Light Phone III even has a small clickable wheel on one side that brightens or dims the screen, and engages a flashlight if depressed.

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