good and

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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good and

Because one caramelized vegetable is good and two are better, I added a white onion.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

There is good and bad news about AI disruption in the labor market.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

Investors, politicians and economists said they wanted a world of fiat currencies with floating exchange rates, and they’re getting it good and hard in Japan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

No, that's not good and that's why we have a lot of problems.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

She wanted it to be good, and she'd practiced in front of the mirror all summer and role-played with Reagan, but every one of those rehearsed lines disappeared out of her head like poof!

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

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