"as you do" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} as you do
  1. (colloquial, humorous) Used to indicate an unusual or unexpected situation. Tags: colloquial, humorous Synonyms: as one does Translations (indicating an unusual or unexpected situation): mint/ahogy bárki/mindenki más (note: not necessarily in this specific sense) (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-as_you_do-en-phrase-1-zqTxn2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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