anything

[ en-ee-thing ]
/ ˈɛn iˌθɪŋ /

pronoun

any thing whatever; something, no matter what: Do you have anything for a toothache?

noun

a thing of any kind.

adverb

in any degree; to any extent; in any way; at all: Does it taste anything like chocolate?

Idioms for anything

    anything but, in no degree or respect; not in the least: The plans were anything but definite.
    anything goes, any type of conduct, dress, speech, etc., is considered acceptable or valid or is likely to be encountered and tolerated: That resort is a place where anything goes!

Origin of anything

before 900; Middle English ani thing, eni thing, Old English ǣnig thing. See any, thing1

British Dictionary definitions for anything goes

anything
/ (ˈɛnɪˌθɪŋ) /

pronoun

any object, event, action, etc, whatever anything might happen

noun

a thing of any kind have you anything to declare?

adverb

in any way he wasn't anything like his father
anything but by no means; not in the least she was anything but happy
like anything (intensifier; usually euphemistic) he ran like anything

Idioms and Phrases with anything goes (1 of 2)

anything goes

Everything is permitted, as in You're wearing sneakers to the office?—Why not? Anything goes these days. This idiom began life as everything goes, which appeared in George Meredith's novel The Egoist (1879). In America anything was the preferred word, which gained further currency with Cole Porter's use of the term as the title of his 1934 song and musical comedy, Anything Goes!

Idioms and Phrases with anything goes (2 of 2)

anything