as good as
Idioms-
see good as.
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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
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"Manchester United have played against Bayern Munich now and have seen that for as good as they've been, they are not perfect, no side is perfect," former Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha told Disney+.
From BBC
Well, your guess is as good as mine.
From BBC
While not as good as Season 1, it’s still bingeable, ridiculous fun, basically TV’s version of a beach read.
From MarketWatch
If it’s anywhere near as good as “The Clone Wars” was, it’ll be worth a watch.
From MarketWatch
Delta CEO Ed Bastian told the Wall Street Journal that he is confident that Leo will be at least as good as, or better than, Starlink.
From MarketWatch
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