| 释义 |
as good as doneFinished in every practical or functional sense; almost completely done. This project is as good as done, so I'm going home for the night. *good as donethe same as being done; almost done. (*Also: as ∼. Many different words can replace done in this phrase, according to context: cooked, dead, finished, painted, typed, etc.) This job is as good as done. It'll just take another second. Yes, sir, if you hire me to paint your house, it's as good as painted. When I hand my secretary a package to be shipped, I know that it's as good as delivered right then and there. good as done, asVirtually finished or accomplished, as in Your printing job is as good as done. This idiom was first recorded in 1530. |