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Phrase(s): such as it is
Cliché in the imperfect state that one sees it; in the less-than-perfect condition in which one sees it. • This is where I live. This is my glorious home—such as it is. • I’ve worked for days on this report, and I’ve done the best that I can do. It’s my supreme effort—such as it is.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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In the form that it has, which is not very good but all that's available, as in Of course you can stay for supper, such as it is. This expression is generally used apologetically, indicating that the item in question isn't very good or worth much. [Late 1300s]
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