as you please

1. However you wish, whatever you choose, as in We can have meat or fish tonight, as you please , or Go or don't go—do as you please . This idiom was introduced about 1500 and inverted what was then the usual order, which was “as it pleases you.”

2. Very, extremely, as in After winning the contract he was smug as you please , or She sat there in her new dress, as pretty as you please . [First half of 1900s]

Example Sentences

Regardless, AB 1494 is the law of the land, so feel free to take as many selfies as you please — with this caveat.

From Los Angeles Times

In this fixture two years ago, Capuozzo, as baby-faced as you please, came off the bench for his international debut and scored two tries.

From BBC

Decorate it as you please: some fresh herbs, some sautéed mushrooms, braised leeks, warming spices, a drizzle of mascarpone — or just salt and pepper.

From Salon

Here are some ideas for where you can meet other LGBTQ+ folks, participate in activities or events that invite you to come and go as you please.

From Seattle Times

Without kids, you can come and go as you please, quit jobs that stress you out, overspend on Air Nikes or whatever your quirky addiction is, and even experiment in rare and exotic healing practices like ayahuasca ceremonies.

From Salon

Related Words

• candidly
• openly
• voluntarily
• willingly