as good as dead

idiom

: almost dead
He was as good as dead.

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as good as dead

as good as it gets

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“As good as dead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20good%20as%20dead. Accessed 20 Mar. 2023.

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