so : Idioms & Phrases

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and so

  • adverb subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
    then; so; and then.
    • then he left
    • go left first, then right
    • first came lightning, then thunder
    • we watched the late movie and then went to bed
    • and so home and to bed
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And so forth

  • adverb continuing in the same way
    etc.; and so forth; etcetera.
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  • and others; and the rest; and similar things; and other things or ingredients. The abbreviation, etc. (et cetera), or &c., is usually read and so forth.
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And so forth, Back and forth, From forth

  • . See under And, Back, and From.
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and so on

  • adverb continuing in the same way
    etc.; and so forth; etcetera.
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Be it so

  • a phrase of supposition, equivalent to suppose it to be so; or of permission, signifying let it be so. Shak.
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even so

  • adverb despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)
    nonetheless; nevertheless; however; all the same; withal; notwithstanding; still; yet.
    • although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it
    • while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed
    • he was a stern yet fair master
    • granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go
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Ever so

  • adverb (intensifier for adjectives) very
    ever.
    • she was ever so friendly
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  • in whatever degree; to whatever extent; used to intensify indefinitely the meaning of the associated adjective or adverb. See Never so, under Never. "Let him be ever so rich." Emerson.
    And all the question (wrangle e'er so long), Is only this, if God has placed him wrong. Pope.
    You spend ever so much money in entertaining your equals and betters. Thackeray.
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every so often

  • adverb occasionally
    every now and then.
    • every so often she visits her father
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If so be

  • in case.
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in so far

  • adverb to the degree or extent that
    to that extent; insofar; in so far; to that degree.
    • insofar as it can be ascertained, the horse lung is comparable to that of man
    • so far as it is reasonably practical he should practice restraint
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just so

  • adverb in a careful manner
    • you must treat this plant just so
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Never so

  • as never before; more than at any other time, or in any other circumstances; especially; particularly; now often expressed or replaced by ever so.
    Ask me never so much dower and gift. Gen. xxxiv. 12.
    A fear of battery, ... though never so well grounded, is no duress. Blackstone.
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None-so-pretty

  • (Bot.), the Saxifraga umbrosa. See London pride (a), under London.
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Not so neither

  • by no means. Obs.
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or so

  • adverb (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
    about; around; some; roughly; approximately; just about; more or less; close to.
    • lasted approximately an hour
    • in just about a minute
    • he's about 30 years old
    • I've had about all I can stand
    • we meet about once a month
    • some forty people came
    • weighs around a hundred pounds
    • roughly $3,000
    • holds 3 gallons, more or less
    • 20 or so people were at the party
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say-so

  • noun one chap's arbitrary assertion
  • noun an authoritative declaration
    dictum; pronouncement.
  • noun the power or right to give orders or make decisions
    potency; authority; authorisation; dominance; authorization.
    • he has the authority to issue warrants
    • deputies are given authorization to make arrests
    • a place of potency in the state
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So . . . as

  • . So is now commonly used as a demonstrative correlative of as when it is the puprpose to emphasize the equality or comparison suggested, esp. in negative assertions, and questions implying a negative answer. By Shakespeare and others so . . . as was much used where as . . . as is now common. See the Note under As, 1.
    So do, as thou hast said. Gen. xviii. 5.
    As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. Ps. ciii. 15.
    Had woman been so strong as men. Shak.
    No country suffered so much as England. Macaulay.
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So far

  • adverb used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
    til now; up to now; heretofore; hitherto; thus far; until now; as yet; yet.
    • So far he hasn't called
    • the sun isn't up yet
  • adverb to the degree or extent that
    to that extent; insofar; in so far; to that degree.
    • insofar as it can be ascertained, the horse lung is comparable to that of man
    • so far as it is reasonably practical he should practice restraint
  • adverb used after a superlative
    yet.
    • this is the best so far
    • the largest drug bust yet
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  • to that point or extent; in that particular. "The song was moral, and so far was right." Cowper.
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So far forth

  • as far; to such a degree. Shak. Bacon.
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So forth

  • further in the same or similar manner; more of the same or a similar kind. See And so forth, under And.
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so long

  • noun a farewell remark
    good-by; adieu; adios; cheerio; good-bye; arrivederci; sayonara; auf wiedersehen; goodbye; bye-bye; goodby; bye; good day; au revoir.
    • they said their good-byes
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So that

  • to the end that; in order that; with the effect or result that.
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So then

  • thus then it is; therefore; the consequence is.
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so to speak

  • adverb as if it were really so
    as it were.
    • she lives here, as it were
  • adverb in a manner of speaking
    as we say.
    • the feeling is, as we say, quite dead
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So, so

  • well, well.
    "So, so, it works; now, mistress, sit you fast." Dryden.
    Also, moderately or tolerably well; passably; as, he succeeded but so so. "His leg is but so so." Shak.
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so-and-so

  • noun a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
    git; crumb; stinker; scum bag; rat; rotter; puke; dirty dog; bum; skunk; stinkpot; lowlife.
    • only a rotter would do that
    • kill the rat
    • throw the bum out
    • you cowardly little pukes!
    • the British call a contemptible person a `git'
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so-called

  • adjective satellite doubtful or suspect
    alleged; supposed.
    • these so-called experts are no help
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So"-called` adjective
Definitions
  1. So named; called by such a name (but perhaps called thus with doubtful propriety).
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so-so

  • adjective satellite being neither good nor bad
    indifferent.
    • an indifferent performance
    • a gifted painter but an indifferent actor
    • her work at the office is passable
    • a so-so golfer
    • feeling only so-so
    • prepared a tolerable dinner
    • a tolerable working knowledge of French
  • adverb in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner
    tolerably; acceptably.
    • she plays tennis tolerably
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So"-so` adjective
Etymology
So + so.
Definitions
  1. Neither very good nor very bad; middling; passable; tolerable; indifferent.
    In some Irish houses, where things are so-so, One gammon of bacon hangs up for a show. Goldsmith.
    He [Burns] certainly wrote some so-so verses to the Tree of Liberty. Prof. Wilson.
So"-so` adverb
Definitions
  1. Tolerably; passably. H. James.
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