if you please

if you please
if you please & if you would(, please)
1. a polite phrase indicating assent to a suggestion. •

Bill: Shall I unload the car? Jane: If you please.

Sue: Do you want me to take you to the station? Bob: If you would, please.

2. a polite phrase introducing or following a request. •

John: If you please, the driveway needs sweeping. Jane: Here's the broom. Have at it.

Jane: Take these down to the basement, if you would, please. John: Can't think of anything I'd rather do, sweetie.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • 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

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