as ever
phraseUK /æz ˈɛvə/ · US /əz ˈɛvɚ/
Etymology From as and ever.
1
Idiomatic Consistent with past behaviour, as expected; as usual; as always.
- You're as charming as ever, sweetheart.
- 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.