as you please
Idioms-
However you wish, whatever you choose, as in We can have meat or fish tonight, as you please , or Go or don't go—do as you please . This idiom was introduced about 1500 and inverted what was then the usual order, which was “as it pleases you.”
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Very, extremely, as in After winning the contract he was smug as you please , or She sat there in her new dress, as pretty as you please . [First half of 1900s]
Example Sentences
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A donor-advised fund is a charitable account where you deduct your contribution in the current tax year, but you can distribute the funds as you please.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 19, 2025
Regardless, AB 1494 is the law of the land, so feel free to take as many selfies as you please — with this caveat.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2024
In this fixture two years ago, Capuozzo, as baby-faced as you please, came off the bench for his international debut and scored two tries.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2024
Decorate it as you please: some fresh herbs, some sautéed mushrooms, braised leeks, warming spices, a drizzle of mascarpone — or just salt and pepper.
From Salon • Jul. 2, 2023
Open her napkins wide as you please and not a catface anywhere.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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