as you do

English

Phrase

(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.

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