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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"It has a lot more going on, the career opportunities are really good and it's also just that little bit more connected to the rest of the world."

From BBC

Just when I was good and boiling, the double study period ended.

From Literature

Two goals to the good and utterly dominant in every department and they get caught by a team that has perfected the art of the 90th-minute blow.

From BBC

Their home record is good and they've already beaten Spurs once this season - there's a good chance they will beat them again.

From BBC

Soon, Fairbanks was cornering office mates with wild talk about good and evil spirits.

From Literature

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