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Idioms

Very, as in I'll go when I'm good and ready, or Mike was good and mad at Tom. This phrase is used to intensify the words that follow. [Colloquial; early 1800s]

Example Sentences

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Despite his honorable intentions, Mr. Dasgupta risks making the best the enemy of the good, and the impossible the foe of the plausible.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

“We have a very substantial standard on AI, it’s causing — it’s causing tremendous good, and it’s also bringing in a lot of jobs, tremendous numbers of jobs,” he added.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

"We must show that we can be better than this, that politics can change things for the good and offer people hope," she added.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Remember: The ERP represents a return an investor is getting, not a price he or she is paying, so unlike with the P/E ratio, higher in this case is good, and low is potentially worrisome.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

But he knew he wasn’t doing so good and he still knew enough to be ashamed.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant

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