a. I don't know as many people as you do. (= you know more people)
1. It's not warm, but it isn't so cold as yesterday (= it isn't as cold as)
2. I spent less money than you (= I didn't spend as much money as you)
b. use as ~ as (but not so ~ as) in positive sentences and in questions.
1. Also twice as ~ as, three times as ~ as etc. (e.g. Our house is about three times as big as yours)
c. use the same as (not the same like). (e.g. David is the same age as James)
d. Than me/ than I am (e.g. He's not as clever as she is. = He's not as clever as her (not she)
Idiom 365
The Bigger They Are The Harder They Fall: the more important or powerful a person is, the more difficult it is for them when they lose their power or importance
Example: Tom is very bitter about losing his health life. The Bigger he is the harder he falls.