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as the man said

as the man said is the alternative form of as the man says.

Meaning of as the man says

Phrase

as the man says

  1. (humorous) Used to introduce (what is supposedly) a famous quotation.
    • It is estimated that his income from extra-curricular duties (including book royalties) at least tripled the pay he received from the AMA ($24,000 per year). That, as the man says, ain't hay.1956, Harry M. Hoxsey, You Don't Have to Die, page 122

Questions about as the man said

What is as the man said the alternative form of?
As the man said is the alternative form of as the man says.

Words near as the man said in the dictionary

  1. as the crow flies
  2. as the day is long
  3. as the fella said
  4. as the fella says
  5. as the gull flies
  6. as the man said
  7. as the man says
  8. as the mountain could not wait upon Mahomet, Mahomet would go to the mountain
  9. as the next
  10. as the next girl
  11. as the next guy

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