as ever

== English == === Etymology === From as and ever. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æz ˈɛvə/ (General American) IPA(key): /əz ˈɛvɚ/ === Phrase === as ever (idiomatic) Consistent with past behaviour, as expected; as usual; as always. 1925-29, Mahadev Desai (translator), M.K. Gandhi, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, Part I, chapter xiv Everything was insipid. Every day the old lady asked me whether I liked the food, but what could she do? I was still as shy as ever and dared not ask for more than what was put before me. === Anagrams === reaves, averse, arvees, Severa, Varese, re-save, Seaver, Reaves, resave