Meanings
- idiomaticnot comparableAs 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 642 more examples
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“He wants to get along. He thinks he’s friends with Putin. I don’t think Putin thinks he’s friends with him. Putin’s as coldblooded as they come.”
2025 August 13, Peter Baker, quoting John Bolton, “Trump’s Affinity for Putin Will Be Tested at High-Risk Summit in Alaska”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLCSynonyms: as it gets
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbAs it is possible to be.
Translations
Russian до мозга костей, настоящий
- до мозга костей (do mozga kostej)as they come
- настоящий (nastojaščij)as they come
- проще некуда (prošče nekuda)as they come
Cite this entry
as they come. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20they%20come
“as they come.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20they%20come. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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