thus and so
- idiom
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- She carefully arranged the books thus and so on the shelf, exactly as instructed.
So you know what happens when governments say you know what, For these reasons we need to do thus and so.
- So you know what happens when governments say you know what, For these reasons we need to do thus and so.
Examples
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The teacher expects the assignment to be completed thus and so, following the written guidelines.
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He told me to do it thus and so.
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He described the procedure thus and so to ensure there was no confusion.
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She explained it thus and so.
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He described the procedure thus and so to ensure there was no confusion.
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She carefully arranged the books thus and so on the shelf, exactly as instructed.
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The teacher expects the assignment to be completed thus and so, following the written guidelines.
Synonyms
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3.0
In this way
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3.6
In the same way as someone or something else
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8.1
In this way
In this way
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a direct combination of two synonymous manner adverbs ('thus' + 'so') joined by 'and', so its meaning 'in this manner' is transparently derivable from the constituents. This pleonastic/combinatory pattern follows normal compositional logic and would be clear to a B1 learner who knows the individual words.
Etymology
Thus and so may come from speakers joining two simple words to show exactly how to do something: thus meaning 'like this' and so meaning 'in that way'. Saying them together is like pointing and showing each small step, so the phrase now means 'in this manner'.