good as done

good as done
*good as done
the same as being done; almost done. (*Also: as \good as done. 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.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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