as good as

Idioms  

1. see good as.

2. 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).

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Example Sentences

That's not ideal against any team, let alone one as good as Arsenal, and Mikel Arteta's side started getting more and more joy down that flank, with Timber often having time on the ball to pick his passes - like he did to find Viktor Gyokeres for their second goal.

From BBC

“It’s not highly-touted like it should be. This is an event that is just as good as the Super Bowl, as the Summer Olympics. There’s so much action and there’s so much happening, and it’s not just one day. It’s not just four quarters. It’s weeks of great competition — on ice, for the most part.”

From Los Angeles Times

"It's a tribute to the team today. We were really good in the first half. That's as good as we have played in a long time," Newcastle boss Eddie Howe said.

From Barron's

That was as good as it got for the visitors, though.

From Barron's

“Chip, you are related. Or, as good as related. They’ve raised you,” Jonah said.

From Literature

Related Words

• about
• approximately
• around
• essentially
• most
• much
• practically
• relatively
• roughly
• virtually