as you do

English

Phrase

as you do

1. (colloquial, humorous) Used to indicate an unusual or unexpected situation.

   I bought a dozen melons before heading home, as one does.

   I was memorising the dictionary, as you do, when I came across a strange word that I hadn’t seen before.

Alternative forms

• as one does

Translations

indicating an unusual or unexpected situation

• Hungarian: mint/ahogy bárki/mindenki más (not necessarily in this specific sense)

References

• “as you do” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.