(adverbial) Actually, in fact.

People are similar in character to their friends.

Ellipsis of give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

It is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something (for themselves) than to do it for them (on an ongoing basis).

(colloquial, simile) Bravely, decisively, and without complaining.

Alternative form of make a meal of

As it were, figuratively speaking, in a manner, in a way, in a certain respect.

(idiomatic, chiefly imperative) To put up with something or take responsibility for it; to deal with something, such as pain or misfortune, without complaining.

(rare, proscribed) Nonstandard form of as a matter of fact.

(obsolete) Somewhat; slightly; a little.