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!
Words nearby anything
anyon,
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anyplace,
anyroad,
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anything goes,
anything like,
anytime,
anyway
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