adverbial N2 common casualpolitewritten
さすが — as expected (impressively)
さすが
Meaning
- as expected (and impressively so) / just what you'd expect from ~ — admiration that someone lived up to their reputation
Praise: the bar was high and it was cleared. Often さすが（は）+ noun, or standalone さすが！ ('impressive, as expected!').
Key sentence
さすがプロだ、料理がおいしい。
Just what you'd expect from a pro — the food is delicious.
Examples
難問をすぐに解いた。さすがだね。
He solved the hard problem at once. Impressive, as expected.
さすが一流のホテルはサービスが違う。
As you'd expect from a top-class hotel, the service is on another level.
Easily confused with
See さすが in real sentences
Jengo shows さすが the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar.