good egg
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of good egg
First recorded in 1915–20
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"Anthony is an all-round good egg and I'm delighted for him."
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2024
A former high school teacher and assistant football coach, the guy’s a good egg.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2024
Only five of the 38 leading global chocolate makers we assessed received our green "good egg" award for exemplary practices.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2023
"She’s a good egg," the 55-year-old actor told Us Weekly via his publicist.
From Fox News • Mar. 16, 2021
I’d figured once we had a good egg, that’d be it, and the money would be ours.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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