as much
The same or virtually the same. For example, He's resigning? I thought as much means I thought he was doing just that. [Late 1300s] Also see as much as.
Nearby words
as level, as likely as not, as long as, as luck would have it, as many, as much, as much as, as of, as one, as regards, as soon
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
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