All the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)

(idiomatic, simile, chiefly hyperbolic) Extremely old.

As usual.

As is usually the case; as always.

(simile) Extremely thick and heavy, so as to make it impossible to move. / (simile, of a person) Very reliable and dependable

Alternative spelling of AS-level

(simile) Incredibly thin, at an unhealthy-looking level of thinness.

(Britain) The national system whereby income tax and national insurance is deducted by an employer from the salary or wages of an employee.

Alternative form of like a lamb to the slaughter

(religion) entering heaven while still alive / (Christianity) specifically, the believed entry of Jesus Christ into heaven after his resurrection.