say as much

say as much
to say or think the same thing that has just been stated

The city’s crime problem has not been solved, and indeed the chief constable has admitted as much himself.

‘I think your wife’s in love with someone else.’ ‘I’d guessed as much,’ he said sadly.

Thesaurus: to copy someone or somethingsynonym
Main entry: much

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