{"id":72747,"date":"2019-11-02T08:51:09","date_gmt":"2019-11-02T08:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=72747"},"modified":"2019-11-02T08:51:09","modified_gmt":"2019-11-02T08:51:09","slug":"phrases-with-anything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/phrases-with-anything\/","title":{"rendered":"Phrases With Anything"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a list of idiomatic expressions using the word <strong>anything<\/strong>. Each expression \/ phrase is followed by its meaning and example sentences.<\/p>\n<h3>Anything goes<\/h3>\n<p>This expression is used for saying that any type of behaviour is allowed in a particular situation.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We give enough freedom for our kids, but that doesn\u2019t mean that anything goes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>As \u2026 as anything<\/h3>\n<p>This expression is used with adjectives or adverbs. If you are as excited as anything, you are extremely excited.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She was as nervous as anything.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>As much as anything \/ as much as anything else<\/h3>\n<p>This expression means no less than anything else.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You need to look at durability and mileage as much as anything (else) while buying a car. (= Factors like durability and mileage are as important as anything else.)<\/li>\n<li>While choosing a bride, you need to consider her character and upbringing as much as anything.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Like anything<\/h3>\n<p>Like anything means very much. This expression is mainly used as an intensifier.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She worked like anything to finish that assignment in time. (= She worked really hard to finish that assignment in time.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Not anything like \/ near<\/h3>\n<p>If something is not anything like, it is quite different. If something is not anything near, it is nowhere near.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Her character isn\u2019t anything like her sister\u2019s.<\/li>\n<li>They didn\u2019t get anything near the price they were asking for.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Or anything<\/h3>\n<p>Used for referring to other things of the same type.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Would you like a coffee or anything? (= Would you like a coffee or something similar?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>If anything<\/h3>\n<p>This expression is used to suggest that a situation may not have changed but if there is any change or difference, then that has got to be what you have mentioned.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Many studies have suggested that the world is getting warmer but our statistics show that, if anything, the average temperatures are falling. (= The temperatures might have remained the same but if there is a change, they are falling not increasing.)<\/li>\n<li>Her diet doesn\u2019t seem to have helped her. If anything, she now looks fatter than she did before.<\/li>\n<li>I\u2019m not angry. If anything, I feel a little disappointed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a list of idiomatic expressions using the word anything. Each expression \/ phrase is followed by its meaning and example sentences. Anything goes This expression is used for saying that any type&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1812,1810,1813,1811],"class_list":["post-72747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-speaking","tag-anything-goes","tag-if-anything","tag-like-anything","tag-or-anything"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72747"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72747\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72748,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72747\/revisions\/72748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}