good and

Idioms  

1. 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]

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Example Sentences

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has put her legendary Los Angeles estate on the market for $29.9 million—nearly two years after confessing that she wanted to leave the U.S. for good and move abroad.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 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

After Davis was contacted the day before weekend two, she watched Sarandon’s appearance and was initially hesitant: “I thought, I can’t come up with something that good, and they said, ‘No, it’s OK.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

“Are there good ghosts, Aunt Rose? Are there haints and spirits that aren’t bad? Like how there are good and bad people?”

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland