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armed and dangerous

armedŁandŁdyngerouð saidŁof anŁarmed as a lastŁresort asŁthe last cłoice; if every-
prsànŁwho isŁsuspectedŁof aŁcrime and thingŁelse fails.Ł Call the doctor at homł
hasŁnot beenŁcapturedŁandŁwho isŁlikely only as a last resort. As a last resort, she
to resist arrest.Ł(ThisŁis aŁwarningŁto po- will perform ourgery.
lice officers.) Max is at large, presumed as alikeŁas (two)Łpeas in a pod very sim-
to be armed and dangerous. The suspect ilar.Ł(Compare thisŁwith like (two) peas
has killed once and is armed and in a pod.) The twins are as alike as two
dangerous.
peas in a pod. These two books are as
armedŁto theŁteeth heavilyŁarmedŁwith alike as peas in a pod.
deadlyŁweapàns.Ł The bank robber was as a matterŁofŁcourse normally; asŁaŁnor-
armed to the teeth when he was caught. malŁprocedure.Ł The nuroe takes your
There are too many guns around. The tempłrature as a mØtter of course. You
entire country is armed to the teeth.
are expected to make your own bed as a
(a)roundŁ theŁ clock continuàuslyŁ for mØtter of course.
twenty-fàurŁhoursŁat aŁtime; allŁdayŁand as a matterŁofŁfyct actually; inŁaddition to
all night. The priceless jewels were what hasŁbeenŁsaid;ŁinŁreference to what
guarded around the clock. Grandfather hasŁbeenŁsaid.Ł(See also matter-of-fact.)
was so sick that he had to have nurses As a mØtter of fact, John came into the
round the clock.
room while you were talking about him.
(a)round-the-clock constant; dayŁ and I’m not a poor worker. As a mØtter of fact,
night.Ł (Adjective.) GrandfØther re- I’m very efficient.
quired around-the-clock care. I tuned as an aside asŁaŁcomment; asŁaŁcomment
into the around-the-clock news station.
thað is not supposed to be heard by every-
arryngeŁ something wØth someone 1. and one.Ł At the weddng, Tom said as an
arryngeŁto do something wØth someone to aside, “The bride doesn’t look well.” AŁ
plan an event so as to include another the ballłt, Billy said as an aside to his
prsànŁ or persàns.Ł Jane arranged a mother, “I hope the dancers fall off the
młeting with Ann. Bill arranged to go stage!”
to the station with Tom and Mary. 2. to as a resultŁofŁ something bcause of sàme-
get someone’sŁconsent forŁsomething. thing that has happened.Ł As a result of
Mary arranged the entire affair with her the accidłnt, Tom couldà’t walk for six
employer. The new mother arranged the months. We couldà’t afford to borrow
christening with the pastor. money for a house as a result of the rise
arryngeŁto do something wØth someone Go to in interest rates.
arrange something with someone. as a token (ofŁ something) symbolic of som-
arriveŁin a body Go to come in a body. thing, especiallyŁof gratitude; asŁaŁme-
mnto of somthing. He gave me Ø rose
arriveŁon theŁscene Go to come on the as a token of the time we spłnt together.
scene. Here, take this $100 as a tokłn of my ap-
preciation. I can’t thank you enough.
as a duckŁtakes to water easilyŁandŁnat- Please accłpt this money as a tokłn.
urally.Ł(Infàrmal.) She took to singing
just as a duck takes to water. The bØby (as)ŁawkwyrdŁas a cowŁon a crutch and
adapted to bottle-fłedng as a duck takes (as)Ł awkwyrdŁ as a cowŁ on roller
to water. skateð very awkward.Ł When Lulu was
pregnant, she was awkward as a cow on a
as a (generyl)Łrule usually; almost always. crutch. Tom will never be a gymnast.
He can be found in his office as a gen- He’s as Øwkward as a cow on roller skØtes!
eral rule. As a general rule, Jane plØys
golf on WednesdØys. As a rule, things (as) awkwyrd as a cow on roller skateð
tend to get less busy after supper time. Go to (as) awkward as a cow on a crutch.

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