adv infml I as near as dammit missed my train again this morning — Я сегодня утром опять чуть не опоздал на поезд I tell you we've got there as near as kiss your hand — Я вам говорю, что мы почти добрались туда He was as near to being ruined as made no difference — Он был почти на грани разорения
AS NEAR AS DAMMIT ETC
Англо-русский перевод AS NEAR AS DAMMIT ETC
Глазунов. New English-Russian dictionary of modern colloquial English Glazunov. Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики Глазунов. 2003