as good as
adverb
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adv
- almost, virtually, practically; tantamount to
“Sending the soldiers out into that blizzard was as good as murdering them!”
“Cops as good as said I was a burglar.”
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, good.
“On November 29 1952, a special train ran from Sunderland to Leeds for Christmas shoppers and those attending a Leeds vs. Brentford match. It caused controversy, with Sunderland traders protesting that their shops were just as good as those in Leeds.”