as far as

[Jonathan Lighter]

First there was "is is" = 'is'.'

Now comes "as far as" = 'as.'

CNN: "It was incredibly stupid as far as a business communication."

You can define it also as "for; in terms of being."

JL

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"If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."

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