JLPT N1 Advanced
有って無い
「あってない」
Existing but negligible; practically non-existent.
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あってないようなもの a very common variation
Expression
"As good as nothing" / "Practically non-existent"
Describes something that technically exists but is so negligible, unreliable, or unenforced that it effectively does not.
Example
この 部屋 の 暖房 は 古すぎ て 、 あっ て ない よう な もの だ 。
The heater in this room is so old, it's as good as useless.
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