English-German translations for as good as

• so gut wie
  Aber jede Gesetzgebung ist so gut wie ihre Durchsetzung. But any legislation is only as good as its enforcement.
  Ich weiß, dass ein eingespartes Kilowatt so gut wie ein erzeugtes Kilowatt ist. I know that a kilowatt saved is as good as a kilowatt produced.

Definition of as good as

• almost, virtually, practically; tantamount to

Examples

• Sending the soldiers out into that blizzard was as good as murdering them!

Related words

• as good as it gets
• as good as dead
• enough is as good as a feast
• one is only as good as one's last shift
• a miss is as good as a mile
• give as good as one gets
• a nod is as good as a wink
• three movings are as good as a fire
• good as gold