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as you please
However you wish, whatever you choose, as in We can have meat or fish tonight, as you please , or Go or don't go—do as you please . This idiom was introduced about 1500 and inverted what was then the usual order, which was “as it pleases you.”
Very, extremely, as in After winning the contract he was smug as you please , or She sat there in her new dress, as pretty as you please . [First half of 1900s]
Example Sentences
This recipe allows you to celebrate as you please: The boundless bounty of the Canadian countryside, the return of "Top Chef," the joy of wild rice, the ingenuity of the rice cooker, the wonder of chilled grain salads — it's a win-win.
"I guess it's up to them, but as long as it's not meaning women in relationships are having a hard time. Because it sends a message it's OK to use women as you please. I don't think that's a good thing," she said.
Regardless, AB 1494 is the law of the land, so feel free to take as many selfies as you please — with this caveat.
In this fixture two years ago, Capuozzo, as baby-faced as you please, came off the bench for his international debut and scored two tries.
Decorate it as you please: some fresh herbs, some sautéed mushrooms, braised leeks, warming spices, a drizzle of mascarpone — or just salt and pepper.
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