as who should say
prep_phraseEtymology
Probably a calque of French comme qui dirait/diroit.
- derived from comme qui dirait/diroit
Definitions
as if one should say, as if to say
as if one should say, as if to say; so to say; in a manner of speaking.
- As who ſhould ſay, I am ſir an Oracle, / And when I ope my lips, let no dogge bark.
- He doth nothing but frowne, as who ſhould ſay, and you will not haue me, chooſe : he heares merrie tales and ſmiles not […]
- The clowdy Meſſenger turnes me his backe, / And hums; as who ſhould ſay, you'l rue the time / That clogges me with this Anſwer.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for as who should say. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA