diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
index cda90819bd..21ab29567d 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ pub mut:
 	is_debug          bool
 	mod2alias         map[string]string // for `import time as t`, will contain: 'time'=>'t'
 	use_short_fn_args bool
+	it_name           string // the name to replace `it` with
 }
 
 pub fn fmt(file ast.File, table &table.Table, is_debug bool) string {
@@ -143,8 +144,8 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) imports(imports []ast.Import) {
 
 pub fn (f Fmt) imp_stmt_str(imp ast.Import) string {
 	is_diff := imp.alias != imp.mod && !imp.mod.ends_with('.' + imp.alias)
-	imp_alias_suffix := if is_diff { ' as ${imp.alias}' } else { '' }
-	return '${imp.mod}${imp_alias_suffix}'
+	imp_alias_suffix := if is_diff { ' as $imp.alias' } else { '' }
+	return '$imp.mod$imp_alias_suffix'
 }
 
 pub fn (mut f Fmt) stmts(stmts []ast.Stmt) {
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) stmt(node ast.Stmt) {
 	}
 	match node {
 		ast.AssignStmt {
-			for i, left in it.left {
+			for i, left in node.left {
 				if left is ast.Ident {
 					ident := left as ast.Ident
 					var_info := ident.var_info()
@@ -169,19 +170,18 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) stmt(node ast.Stmt) {
 						f.write('mut ')
 					}
 					f.expr(left)
-					if i < it.left.len - 1 {
+					if i < node.left.len - 1 {
 						f.write(', ')
 					}
-				}
-				else {
+				} else {
 					f.expr(left)
 				}
 			}
 			f.is_assign = true
-			f.write(' $it.op.str() ')
-			for i, val in it.right {
+			f.write(' $node.op.str() ')
+			for i, val in node.right {
 				f.expr(val)
-				if i < it.right.len - 1 {
+				if i < node.right.len - 1 {
 					f.write(', ')
 				}
 			}
@@ -192,19 +192,19 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) stmt(node ast.Stmt) {
 		}
 		ast.AssertStmt {
 			f.write('assert ')
-			f.expr(it.expr)
+			f.expr(node.expr)
 			f.writeln('')
 		}
 		ast.Attr {
-			f.writeln('[$it.name]')
+			f.writeln('[$node.name]')
 		}
 		ast.Block {
 			f.writeln('{')
-			f.stmts(it.stmts)
+			f.stmts(node.stmts)
 			f.writeln('}')
 		}
 		ast.BranchStmt {
-			match it.tok.kind {
+			match node.tok.kind {
 				.key_break { f.writeln('break') }
 				.key_continue { f.writeln('continue') }
 				else {}
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) stmt(node ast.Stmt) {
 		ast.CompIf {
 			inversion := if it.is_not { '!' } else { '' }
 			is_opt := if it.is_opt { ' ?' } else { '' }
-			f.writeln('\$if ${inversion}${it.val}${is_opt} {')
+			f.writeln('\$if $inversion$it.val$is_opt {')
 			f.stmts(it.stmts)
 			if it.has_else {
 				f.writeln('} \$else {')
@@ -378,20 +378,20 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) stmt(node ast.Stmt) {
 pub fn (mut f Fmt) type_decl(node ast.TypeDecl) {
 	match node {
 		ast.AliasTypeDecl {
-			if it.is_pub {
+			if node.is_pub {
 				f.write('pub ')
 			}
-			ptype := f.type_to_str(it.parent_type)
-			f.write('type $it.name $ptype')
+			ptype := f.type_to_str(node.parent_type)
+			f.write('type $node.name $ptype')
 		}
 		ast.FnTypeDecl {
-			if it.is_pub {
+			if node.is_pub {
 				f.write('pub ')
 			}
-			typ_sym := f.table.get_type_symbol(it.typ)
+			typ_sym := f.table.get_type_symbol(node.typ)
 			fn_typ_info := typ_sym.info as table.FnType
 			fn_info := fn_typ_info.func
-			fn_name := it.name.replace(f.cur_mod + '.', '')
+			fn_name := node.name.replace(f.cur_mod + '.', '')
 			f.write('type $fn_name = fn (')
 			for i, arg in fn_info.args {
 				f.write(arg.name)
@@ -424,12 +424,12 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) type_decl(node ast.TypeDecl) {
 			}
 		}
 		ast.SumTypeDecl {
-			if it.is_pub {
+			if node.is_pub {
 				f.write('pub ')
 			}
-			f.write('type $it.name = ')
+			f.write('type $node.name = ')
 			mut sum_type_names := []string{}
-			for t in it.sub_types {
+			for t in node.sub_types {
 				sum_type_names << f.type_to_str(t)
 			}
 			sum_type_names.sort()
@@ -536,54 +536,54 @@ fn (f &Fmt) type_to_str(t table.Type) string {
 
 pub fn (mut f Fmt) expr(node ast.Expr) {
 	if f.is_debug {
-		eprintln('expr: ${node.position():-42} | node: ${typeof(node):-20} | ${node.str()}')
+		eprintln('expr: ${node.position():-42} | node: ${typeof(node):-20} | $node.str()')
 	}
 	match node {
 		ast.AnonFn {
-			f.fn_decl(it.decl)
+			f.fn_decl(node.decl)
 		}
 		ast.ArrayInit {
-			f.array_init(it)
+			f.array_init(node)
 		}
 		ast.AsCast {
-			type_str := f.type_to_str(it.typ)
-			f.expr(it.expr)
+			type_str := f.type_to_str(node.typ)
+			f.expr(node.expr)
 			f.write(' as $type_str')
 		}
 		ast.Assoc {
 			f.writeln('{')
 			// f.indent++
-			f.writeln('\t$it.var_name |')
+			f.writeln('\t$node.var_name |')
 			// TODO StructInit copy pasta
-			for i, field in it.fields {
+			for i, field in node.fields {
 				f.write('\t$field: ')
-				f.expr(it.exprs[i])
+				f.expr(node.exprs[i])
 				f.writeln('')
 			}
 			// f.indent--
 			f.write('}')
 		}
 		ast.BoolLiteral {
-			f.write(it.val.str())
+			f.write(node.val.str())
 		}
 		ast.CastExpr {
-			f.write(f.type_to_str(it.typ) + '(')
-			f.expr(it.expr)
+			f.write(f.type_to_str(node.typ) + '(')
+			f.expr(node.expr)
 			f.write(')')
 		}
 		ast.CallExpr {
-			f.call_expr(it)
+			f.call_expr(node)
 		}
 		ast.CharLiteral {
-			f.write('`$it.val`')
+			f.write('`$node.val`')
 		}
 		ast.ComptimeCall {
-			if it.is_vweb {
+			if node.is_vweb {
 				f.write('$' + 'vweb.html()')
 			}
 		}
 		ast.ConcatExpr {
-			for i, val in it.vals {
+			for i, val in node.vals {
 				if i != 0 {
 					f.write(' + ')
 				}
@@ -591,21 +591,26 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) expr(node ast.Expr) {
 			}
 		}
 		ast.EnumVal {
-			name := f.short_module(it.enum_name)
-			f.write(name + '.' + it.val)
+			name := f.short_module(node.enum_name)
+			f.write(name + '.' + node.val)
 		}
 		ast.FloatLiteral {
-			f.write(it.val)
+			f.write(node.val)
 		}
 		ast.IfExpr {
-			f.if_expr(it)
+			f.if_expr(node)
 		}
 		ast.Ident {
-			f.write_language_prefix(it.language)
-			if it.kind == .blank_ident {
+			f.write_language_prefix(node.language)
+			if true {
+			} else {
+			}
+			if node.name == 'it' && f.it_name != '' {
+				f.write(f.it_name)
+			} else if node.kind == .blank_ident {
 				f.write('_')
 			} else {
-				name := f.short_module(it.name)
+				name := f.short_module(node.name)
 				// f.write('<$it.name => $name>')
 				f.write(name)
 				if name.contains('.') {
@@ -614,34 +619,34 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) expr(node ast.Expr) {
 			}
 		}
 		ast.IfGuardExpr {
-			f.write(it.var_name + ' := ')
-			f.expr(it.expr)
+			f.write(node.var_name + ' := ')
+			f.expr(node.expr)
 		}
 		ast.InfixExpr {
-			f.expr(it.left)
+			f.expr(node.left)
 			if f.is_inside_interp {
-				f.write('$it.op.str()')
+				f.write('$node.op.str()')
 			} else {
-				f.write(' $it.op.str() ')
+				f.write(' $node.op.str() ')
 				f.wrap_long_line()
 			}
-			f.expr(it.right)
+			f.expr(node.right)
 		}
 		ast.IndexExpr {
-			f.expr(it.left)
+			f.expr(node.left)
 			f.write('[')
-			f.expr(it.index)
+			f.expr(node.index)
 			f.write(']')
 		}
 		ast.IntegerLiteral {
-			f.write(it.val)
+			f.write(node.val)
 		}
 		ast.MapInit {
-			if it.keys.len == 0 {
-				mut ktyp := it.key_type
-				mut vtyp := it.value_type
+			if node.keys.len == 0 {
+				mut ktyp := node.key_type
+				mut vtyp := node.value_type
 				if vtyp == 0 {
-					typ_sym := f.table.get_type_symbol(it.typ)
+					typ_sym := f.table.get_type_symbol(node.typ)
 					minfo := typ_sym.info as table.Map
 					ktyp = minfo.key_type
 					vtyp = minfo.value_type
@@ -655,18 +660,18 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) expr(node ast.Expr) {
 			}
 			f.writeln('{')
 			f.indent++
-			for i, key in it.keys {
+			for i, key in node.keys {
 				f.expr(key)
 				// f.write(strings.repeat(` `, max - field.name.len))
 				f.write(': ')
-				f.expr(it.vals[i])
+				f.expr(node.vals[i])
 				f.writeln('')
 			}
 			f.indent--
 			f.write('}')
 		}
 		ast.MatchExpr {
-			f.match_expr(it)
+			f.match_expr(node)
 		}
 		ast.None {
 			f.write('none')
@@ -678,51 +683,51 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) expr(node ast.Expr) {
 		}
 		ast.ParExpr {
 			f.write('(')
-			f.expr(it.expr)
+			f.expr(node.expr)
 			f.write(')')
 		}
 		ast.PostfixExpr {
-			f.expr(it.expr)
-			f.write(it.op.str())
+			f.expr(node.expr)
+			f.write(node.op.str())
 		}
 		ast.PrefixExpr {
-			f.write(it.op.str())
-			f.expr(it.right)
+			f.write(node.op.str())
+			f.expr(node.right)
 		}
 		ast.RangeExpr {
-			f.expr(it.low)
+			f.expr(node.low)
 			f.write('..')
-			f.expr(it.high)
+			f.expr(node.high)
 		}
 		ast.SelectorExpr {
-			f.expr(it.expr)
+			f.expr(node.expr)
 			f.write('.')
-			f.write(it.field_name)
+			f.write(node.field_name)
 		}
 		ast.SizeOf {
 			f.write('sizeof(')
-			if it.type_name != '' {
-				f.write(it.type_name)
+			if node.type_name != '' {
+				f.write(node.type_name)
 			} else {
-				f.write(f.type_to_str(it.typ))
+				f.write(f.type_to_str(node.typ))
 			}
 			f.write(')')
 		}
 		ast.SqlExpr {}
 		ast.StringLiteral {
-			if it.is_raw {
+			if node.is_raw {
 				f.write('r')
 			}
-			if it.val.contains("'") && !it.val.contains('"') {
-				f.write('"$it.val"')
+			if node.val.contains("'") && !node.val.contains('"') {
+				f.write('"$node.val"')
 			} else {
-				f.write("'$it.val'")
+				f.write("'$node.val'")
 			}
 		}
 		ast.StringInterLiteral {
 			// TODO: this code is very similar to ast.Expr.str()
 			mut contains_single_quote := false
-			for val in it.vals {
+			for val in node.vals {
 				if val.contains("'") {
 					contains_single_quote = true
 					break
@@ -734,20 +739,20 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) expr(node ast.Expr) {
 				f.write("'")
 			}
 			f.is_inside_interp = true
-			for i, val in it.vals {
+			for i, val in node.vals {
 				f.write(val)
-				if i >= it.exprs.len {
+				if i >= node.exprs.len {
 					break
 				}
 				f.write('$')
-				fspec_str, needs_braces := it.get_fspec_braces(i)
+				fspec_str, needs_braces := node.get_fspec_braces(i)
 				if needs_braces {
 					f.write('{')
-					f.expr(it.exprs[i])
+					f.expr(node.exprs[i])
 					f.write(fspec_str)
 					f.write('}')
 				} else {
-					f.expr(it.exprs[i])
+					f.expr(node.exprs[i])
 				}
 			}
 			f.is_inside_interp = false
@@ -758,24 +763,24 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) expr(node ast.Expr) {
 			}
 		}
 		ast.StructInit {
-			f.struct_init(it)
+			f.struct_init(node)
 		}
 		ast.Type {
-			f.write(f.type_to_str(it.typ))
+			f.write(f.type_to_str(node.typ))
 		}
 		ast.TypeOf {
 			f.write('typeof(')
-			f.expr(it.expr)
+			f.expr(node.expr)
 			f.write(')')
 		}
 		ast.Likely {
-			if it.is_likely {
+			if node.is_likely {
 				f.write('_likely_')
 			} else {
 				f.write('_unlikely_')
 			}
 			f.write('(')
-			f.expr(it.expr)
+			f.expr(node.expr)
 			f.write(')')
 		}
 	}
@@ -889,7 +894,7 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) short_module(name string) string {
 	if aname == '' {
 		return symname
 	}
-	return '${aname}.${symname}'
+	return '${aname}.$symname'
 }
 
 pub fn (mut f Fmt) if_expr(it ast.IfExpr) {
@@ -984,7 +989,7 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) call_expr(node ast.CallExpr) {
 		f.write_language_prefix(node.language)
 		name := f.short_module(node.name)
 		f.mark_module_as_used(name)
-		f.write('${name}')
+		f.write('$name')
 		if node.generic_type != 0 && node.generic_type != table.void_type {
 			f.write('<')
 			f.write(f.type_to_str(node.generic_type))
@@ -1004,6 +1009,10 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) match_expr(it ast.MatchExpr) {
 		f.write('mut ')
 	}
 	f.expr(it.cond)
+	if it.cond is ast.Ident {
+		ident := it.cond as ast.Ident
+		f.it_name = ident.name
+	}
 	f.writeln(' {')
 	f.indent++
 	mut single_line := true
@@ -1063,11 +1072,13 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) match_expr(it ast.MatchExpr) {
 	}
 	f.indent--
 	f.write('}')
+	f.it_name = ''
 }
 
 pub fn (mut f Fmt) remove_new_line() {
 	mut i := 0
-	for i = f.out.len - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+	for i = f.out.len - 1; i >= 0; i--
+	 {
 		if !f.out.buf[i].is_space() { // != `\n` {
 			break
 		}
@@ -1127,7 +1138,7 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) array_init(it ast.ArrayInit) {
 			for _ in 0 .. ainfo.nr_dims {
 				f.write('[]')
 			}
-			f.write('map[${mk}]${mv}')
+			f.write('map[$mk]$mv')
 			f.write('{')
 			if it.has_len {
 				f.write('len: ')
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index e34f28fbb3..e909fd8823 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -599,10 +599,10 @@ fn (mut g Gen) stmt(node ast.Stmt) {
 			g.gen_assert_stmt(it)
 		}
 		ast.AssignStmt {
-			g.gen_assign_stmt(it)
+			g.gen_assign_stmt(node)
 		}
 		ast.Attr {
-			g.attrs << it.name
+			g.attrs << node.name
 			g.writeln('// Attr: [$it.name]')
 		}
 		ast.Block {