as much as

as much as
{adv. phr.} 1. or[much as] Even though; although. * /As much as I hate to do it, I must stay home and study tonight./ 2. or[so much as] Just the same as; almost; practically; really. * /By running away he as much as admitted that he had taken the money./ * /You as much as promised you would help us./ * /The clerk as much as told me that I was a fool./ Compare: AS GOOD AS. 3. See: FOR AS MUCH AS.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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