You can use ~ with a noun describing a particular type of person to indicate that something is typical of, or necessary for, that type of person.
He died as any ~ gangster should–in a hail of bullets...
ADJ: ADJ n
You can use ~ with a noun describing a particular type of person to indicate that something is typical of, or necessary for, that type of person.
He died as any ~ gangster should–in a hail of bullets...
ADJ: ADJ n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012