as it gets

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as it gets

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idiomatic, not comparable As it is possible to be. The formal is about 95 per cent hype and hysteria, and about 5 per cent actual formal, and the pre-formal gathering of parents and kids is about as hypey and hysterical as it gets.
Similar: as they come

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@misc{as_it_gets_2026,
  title = {as it gets},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/as%20it%20gets},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}