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good as, as
1as good as
2Idioms and Phrases
Practically, in effect, almost the same as, as in He as good as promised to buy a new car , or The house is as good as sold . This idiom is very widely used to modify just about any verb, adverb, or adjective. However, it has been used so often with certain words that together they themselves now make up idioms (see the following entries beginning with good as ).Example Sentences
For one thing, it is free; if you want to get technical and say tax dollars fund it, it is, for the consumer, as good as free — an estimated $1.50 per American per year.
“This is as good as watching the Lakers. If I’m going to watch the Lakers, I’ll watch this.â€
Longtime Santa Margarita coach John Fitzpatrick has seen many exceptional players over the years, but said in terms of character, “PayDay†is as good as it gets.
After thinking big, the new organization settled on the iconic stethoscope as its first product, ultimately validating their low-cost, open-source, repairable device as just as good as pricier alternatives.
“But you don’t get to be as good as JuJu if you don’t have a great motor, a great work ethic, and she’s going to attack this process just as she’s attacked basketball, and just as she’s great at basketball, she’s going to be great at this.â€
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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