as big as they come

as big as they come
as nice/big/etc as they come phrase
used for emphasizing how nice big etc someone or something is

Her husband is kind, helpful, and as handsome as they come.

Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing how good or bad something issynonym
Main entry: come

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