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as good
a. as good: (in comparing two possibilities, esp. courses of action) with no different or less advantageous outcome; with equal reason or justification; as well (see well adv. and n.4 Phrases 2c).
(a) As complement of the subjunctive of to be, followed by an infinitive. In later use also with omission of to be in cases where the comparison is made explicit. Obsolete.In early use with the person advantaged as indirect object, later as subject. In early use with to and infinitive, later with bare infinitive, probably under the influence of Phrases 4a(b).
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c1450 (c1380) G. Chaucer Parl. Fowls (Digby) (1871) l. 511 If it be youre wille A wight may speke, hym were as good be still.
c1500 Lyfe Roberte Deuyll 343 in W. C. Hazlitt Remains Early Pop. Poetry Eng. (1864) I. 233 For so soore Robert dyd them assayle, A man had ben as good to haue be smytten with thonder.
1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. 754 We were as good to go towardes Flaunders as to Bologne.
?1536 R. Copland Hye Way to Spyttell Hous sig. D.ijv One were in a maner as good be slayne.
a1550 Tomas of Ersseldoune (Lansd.) (1875) l. 247 Me had been as good to goo To the brynnyng fyre of hell.
1591 J. Lyly Endimion iii. i. sig. D4 As good sleepe and doe no harme, as wake and doe no good.
c1600 (?c1395) Pierce Ploughman's Crede (Trin. Cambr. R.3.15) (1873) l. 631 Whoso for-gabbed a frere y-founden at þe stues..Hym were as god greuen a greit lorde of rentes.
1605 A. Wotton Answere Popish Pamphlet 59 Were not Christ as good have a troubled Church as none at all?
1673 J. Flavell Fountain of Life viii. 87 As good no law, as no penalty.
1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France I. 299 It were as good live at Brest or Portsmouth..as here.
(b) With may and might (cf. may as well at may v.1 Phrases 3). Also with have (see have v. 47).
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1573 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 44 Thai miht as good eate whot Coales as deni me agajn.
1647 J. Trapp Comm. Epist. & Rev. (1 Cor. xiv. 2) As good he may hold his tongue, for God needs him not.
1668 T. Shadwell Sullen Lovers i. 13 She had as good have thrown her Money into the Dirt.
1695 J. Collier Misc. upon Moral Subj. 137 His Gold might as good have stay'd at Peru, as come into his Custody.
1773 O. Goldsmith She stoops to Conquer ii. 42 You had as good not make me, I tell you.
1816 W. Scott Antiquary I. xv. 335 I had as gude gang back to the town, and take care o' the wean.
1843 T. C. Haliburton Attaché II. xii. 209 I do suppose we had as good make tracks, for I don't want folks to know me yet.
1908 L. Doyle Ballygullion x. 210 Sammy knowed right well he might as good publish the whole proceedin's in the paper as let the fiddler know.
2003 A. Garner Thursbitch (2004) iv. 22 ‘Yay,’ said Jack. ‘And I might as good milk ducks.’
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