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as is
Idioms and Phrases
Just the way it is, with no changes. For example, We saved a few dollars by buying the floor sample on an as is basis . This expression is used of goods to be sold that may be slightly worn, damaged, or otherwise less than perfect.Example Sentences
Simon Callow is a new addition as a problematic billionaire funding Metropolitan Ballet Theater, as is David Haig, who plays its ailing artistic director.
“It could also be, as is the case with the honeybee, that we seem to share their social structure in certain ways.”
As is standard when driving in a new city, the test fleet will complete manual mapping missions to identify challenging routes and road features specific to Los Angeles.
They plan on replacing the engine and interior but clear coating the car body as is.
The case is still pending, as is a lawsuit filed by the family of slain Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer, accusing the department of forcing their son to work so much overtime that he was too fatigued to stay alert and avoid threats — including one from the gunman who killed him near the Palmdale sheriff’s station.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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