as anything

as anything

English

Prepositional phrase

as anything

1. (simile) To a great extent or degree; very.
   • 1869, Anthony Trollope, He Knew He Was Right, Penguin Classics 1994 ed., →ISBN, page 136,

     He went over to Nuncombe Putney, as sure as anything -- hired Mrs Clegg's chaise and pair, and asked for Mrs Trevelyan's house as open as anything.

   • 1908, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables, Sterling Publishing 2004 ed., →ISBN, page 91,

     She could faint as easy as anything. I'd love to be able to faint, wouldn't you, Marilla?

   • 1998, Maeve Binchy, Tara Road, Dell, →ISBN, page 260,

     […] he'll be as sorry as anything, he'll put it right.

Usage notes

May also be used in conjunction with a prepositive as; for example, as mean as anything.

Synonyms

• as all hell
• as hell

Anagrams

• syngnathia