EXPRESIONES CON LA PALABRA "AS"

as a matter of fact	de hecho
as a rule	por lo general
as clean as a new pin	limpio como un jaspe
as clean as a whistle	tener un historial sin mancha
as clear as crystal	claro como el agua
as clear as mud	clarísimo

• Pat lives in Australia. As a matter of fact, she's been living there since 1998.
• As a rule, we don't let any strangers in when my parents aren't home.
• Glenn washed the car today and he left it as clean as a new pin.
• Campbell is an honest man. I've investigated all his deeds. He's as clean as a whistle.
• Don't worry, the instructor gave us all the instructions. He was as clear as crystal.
• The teacher explained it in class, but it was all as clear as mud. Can you help me?

as cool as a cucumber	más fresco que una lechuga
as dead as a doornail/the dodo	más muerto que mi abuela
as different as night and day	ser la noche y el día
as dull as ditchwater	más aburrido que chupar un clavo
as easy as pie	pan comido
as far as I know	por lo que sé

• After a weekend getaway in the country, I came home as cool as a cucumber.
• We arrived at the disco and there was nobody there. It was as dead as a doornail.
• My mom and dad are as different as night and day, but they really get along.
• That play was as dull as dithcwater. Next time we'll go dancing!
• Crossing the lake was as easy as pie. We had a little boat and rowed to the other shore.
• Grace didn't tell me she was in Madrid. As far as I know, she was in Paris with Ann.

as fit as a fiddle	rebosante de salud
as full as a boot/tick	ebrio como una cuba
as mad as a hatter	más loco que una cabra
as poor as a church mouse	más pobre que las ratas
as pretty as a picture	como de postal
as quiet as a mouse	sin siquiera decir "mu"

• My grandad is 89 years old and he rides his bike everyday. He's as fit as a fiddle.
• Pete went to the pub last night and he came home as full as a tick.
• My mother-in-law is as mad as a hatter. First, she loves me; then, she hates me!
• Will's uncle had money but he gambled a lot and lost it. He died as poor as a church mouse.
• We visited an old medieval town in Florence, it was as pretty as a picture!
• Sally's dad told her off for coming home late and she went to her room as quiet as a mouse.

as red as a beetroot	rojo como un tomate
as (if) to the manner born	como si hubiera nacido para ello
as usual	como de costumbre
as ugly as sin	más feo que pegarle a la madre

• Whenever I have to deliver a speech, I get as red as a beetroot, I can't help it!
• Are you sure you'd never surfed before? You do it as to the manner born!
• Last night I came home as usual, had a shower and went to dinner with some friends.
• Rose went out on a blind date the other night and the poor guy was as ugly as sin!