very nearly :
The matter is as good as settled.
He as good as called me a coward (= suggested that I was a coward without actually using the word 'coward') .
very nearly :
The matter is as good as settled.
He as good as called me a coward (= suggested that I was a coward without actually using the word 'coward') .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005