as they come

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as they come

adverb

  1. idiomatic, not comparable As it is possible to be. "Has he got a pulse?" "With that hole in his head? You kiddin', a pulse? Give me a break, will ya? He's about as dead as they come.

    Similar: as it gets

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adv as they come

Русскийдо мозга костей do mozga kostej, настоящий nastojaščij, проще некуда prošče nekuda

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@misc{as_they_come_2026,
  title = {as they come},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/as%20they%20come},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}