Idioms containing GOOD
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ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO AN END
it is inevitable that good experiences will eventually end
1. It's been a fantastic couple of weeks but all good things must come to an end.
2. I was so sad to graduate from college and leave all of my friends, but all good things come to an end.
2. I was so sad to graduate from college and leave all of my friends, but all good things come to an end.
BE UP TO NO GOOD
to be behaving in a dishonest or bad way
1. He certainly looked as if he was up to no good.
2. If you hide your face, you are up to no good.
2. If you hide your face, you are up to no good.
DO (SOMEONE) A GOOD TURN
to do someone a favor without having been asked and without expecting a favor in return
1. I contribute to a charity because, when I had very little money and no job, someone once did me a good turn and now I want to repay the favor by doing the same for someone else.
2. Sally is very loyal to her company because they had faith in her and did her a good turn They gave her a job when no one else would hire her.
2. Sally is very loyal to her company because they had faith in her and did her a good turn They gave her a job when no one else would hire her.
GOOD EGG
a person who is basically good or sound, but who may be slightly peculiar or idiosyncratic
1. Sometimes Tim seems a little strange, but he really is a good egg.
2. George knew that Stuart was too cautious to drink very much, so George asked him to be a good egg and drive him home.
2. George knew that Stuart was too cautious to drink very much, so George asked him to be a good egg and drive him home.
GOOD GRIEF!
an expletive that means “This is ridiculous!” or “I’ve had enough!”
1. Good grief! All you do is complain.
2. The children were jumping around, chasing after each other, and running around their mother until she couldn’t stand it anymore. She lost her temper and yelled, “ Good grief! I wish you would behave yourselves!”
2. The children were jumping around, chasing after each other, and running around their mother until she couldn’t stand it anymore. She lost her temper and yelled, “ Good grief! I wish you would behave yourselves!”
GOOD SAMARITAN
a person who helps someone in trouble without thought of personal gain
1. Be a good Samaritan and volunteer some of your free time to help out at the hospital.
2. Sometimes you have to resist the urge to be a good Samaritan and think about your own safety. You can’t pick up a strange hitchhiker in your car.
2. Sometimes you have to resist the urge to be a good Samaritan and think about your own safety. You can’t pick up a strange hitchhiker in your car.
SELL (SOMEONE) A BILL OF GOODS
to sell someone smth. that is worthless (1), or to make someone believe smth. that is untrue (2); to deceive someone
1. The ring looked real on television, but when it arrived in the mail, Paula knew she had been sold a bill of goods.
2. The project manager told us that construction would be finished by August; it wasn’t until later that we discovered he had sold us a bill of goods.
2. The project manager told us that construction would be finished by August; it wasn’t until later that we discovered he had sold us a bill of goods.
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