good as done, as
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Virtually finished or accomplished, as in Your printing job is as good as done. This idiom was first recorded in 1530.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Words nearby good as done, as
Asgard, asgd., Ásgeirsson, asgmt., as good as, good as done, as, good as gold, as, good as one's word, as, ash, Asha, Ashab
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