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be (as) good as new
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(Definition of be (as) good as new from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding
- Hitting and beating
- In bad condition
- Injuring and injuries
- Scratching and rubbing
- Squeezing and grinding
- Tearing and breaking into pieces
- Upsetting and destabilizing
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be (as) dead as a/the dodo idiom
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be (as) good as gold idiom
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be (as) light as a feather idiom
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be (as) solid as a rock idiom
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SMART Thesaurus: Undamaged, unbroken or in good condition
Synonyms and related words:
- (all) in one piece idiom
- be as sound as a bell idiom
- be none the worse idiom
- if it ain't broke, don't fix it idiom
- in good, bad, etc. repair idiom
- intact adjective
- resistant adjective (NOT AFFECTED)
- safe adjective (NOT IN DANGER)
- sound adjective (GOOD CONDITION)
- soundness noun (GOOD CONDITION)
- unbroken adjective
- unharmed adjective
- unhurt adjective
- uninjured adjective
- unscathed adjective
- untouched adjective
- vgc
- walk away phrasal verb (ACCIDENT)
- well preserved adjective
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