as you do

phrase

Used to indicate unusual or unexpected behavior.

“I bought a dozen melons before heading home, as you do.”

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Meanings

phrase

alternative as one does

  1. colloquialhumorousUsed to indicate unusual or unexpected behavior.

    I bought a dozen melons before heading home, as you do.

    1 more example

    I was memorising the dictionary, as you do, when I came across a strange word that I hadn’t seen before.

Translations

Hungarian mint/ahogy bárki/mindenki más
  • mint/ahogy bárki/mindenki másindicating an unusual or unexpected situation
Swedish som man gör
  • som man görindicating an unusual or unexpected situation
Cite this entry
APA

as you do. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20you%20do

MLA

“as you do.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20you%20do. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “as you do,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20you%20do.

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