655 – Idioms Using AS | Happy English Podcast

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The boss was pleased as anything with Tommy’s work, and offered him a promotion on the spot.
After the accident, Kim was shaken up as anything and didn’t want to drive for weeks.

I don’t like taking medicine, but I’ll do it as a last resort if I can’t get rid of this headache.
Joe was trying to save up money for months, but as a last resort, he decided to take out a loan to buy the car
We’ll only use that strategy as a last resort, if all other options fail.

As a rule, I don’t eat dessert after dinner.
The restaurant is closed on Sundays as a rule, but they may make exceptions for private parties.
As a rule, we need to come to the office by 8:30, even though the office opens at 9.00.

The company policy is to send a confirmation email as a matter of course, so that there is a paper trail of all communications.
It’s just as a matter of course to wear a helmet while riding a motorcycle.
The receptionist greeted all the visitors as a matter of course.

I can’t have a meeting tomorrow. As a matter of fact, I’m not available for a meeting until Thursday.
Oh yeah, Donna’s company has had big expansion plans for a while now. As a matter of fact, they were already planning on expanding before they received the grant.
This department store is closed on Sundays. As a matter of fact, all of the stores in this county are closed on Sundays too.

As a result of oversleeping that morning, Kevin missed the train and was late for work.
The company lost a lot of money, and as a result, many employees were laid off.
Bobby didn’t study for the exam, and as a result, he failed it.

As a side note, this marketing report also includes data from last year.
As a side note, the restaurant only accepts cash payments.
As a side note, I’ll be out of the office tomorrow.

As many as 1,000 people gathered in the park for the free concert.
I think Jack has as many as 2,000 thousand comic books in his collection.
As many as two hundred gallons of oil were spilled on the road.

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