as good as

[as good as] {adv. phr.}

Nearly the same as; almost.

* /She claimed that he as good as promised to marry her./

* /He as good as called me a liar./

* /We'll get to school on time, we're as good as there now./

* /The man who had been shot was as good as dead./

- Often used without the first "as" before adjectives.

* /When the car was repaired, it looked good as new./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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