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as they come

as they come adverb: as it is possible to be.

Adverb

as they come (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) 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.1997, Leonard B. Scott, Solemn Duty, New York: Ballantine Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 64
    • My eight-year-old, as die-hard a Potterholic as they come, a kid who can probably remember Hogwarts minutiae that even JK has forgotten, walked out of the multiplex and gave it a five out of 10.2001 November 25, Charlie Fletcher, “Has Potter movie magic lost its spell?”, in Scotland on Sunday
    Synonyms:
    as it gets

Synonyms of as they come

Questions about as they come

What does as they come mean?
As they come means as it is possible to be.
What part of speech is as they come?
As they come is an adverb.

Words near as they come in the dictionary

  1. as the next person
  2. as the raven flies
  3. as the saying goes
  4. as the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined
  5. as the wind blows
  6. as they come
  7. as they say
  8. as though
  9. as time goes by
  10. as times go
  11. as to

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