as you please

as you please
1. As you like, whatever you like or prefer; as you choose. * /You may do as you please./ 2. {informal} Very. - Used after an adjective or adverb often preceded by "as". * /There was Tinker, sitting there, cheerful as you please./ * /She was dressed for the dance and she looked as pretty as you please./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • as you please — phrase whatever you like, or in whatever way you prefer We’re very informal here, so you can dress as you please. Thesaurus: preferring and preferencesynonym Main entry: please * * * as you please Brit informal used to make a statement more… …   Useful english dictionary

  • as you please — 1. As you like, whatever you like or prefer; as you choose. * /You may do as you please./ 2. {informal} Very. Used after an adjective or adverb often preceded by as . * /There was Tinker, sitting there, cheerful as you please./ * /She was dressed …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • as\ you\ please — 1. As you like, whatever you like or prefer; as you choose. You may do as you please. 2. informal Very. Used after an adjective or adverb often preceded by as . There was tinker, sitting there, cheerful as you please. She was dressed for the… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • if you please — phrasal : if it is your pleasure, will, desire, or humor : if you like : if you wish used to express courtesy, politeness, or emphasis unbridle him for a minute, if you please Thomas De Quincey he was, if you please, a rascal …   Useful english dictionary

  • as you please — whatever you like, or in whatever way you prefer We re very informal here, so you can dress as you please …   English dictionary

  • if you please — very formal used for emphasizing a request Come this way, if you please …   English dictionary

  • do as you please — ˌplease yourˈself | ˌdo as you ˈplease idiom to be able to do whatever you like • There were no children to cook for, so we could just please ourselves. Main entry: ↑pleaseidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • would you please — please, if you would be so kind …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? —   …   Wikipedia

  • Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! —   …   Wikipedia

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