had as good throw his money away as spend it foolishly
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had a good innings — Brit informal used to say that someone who has died lived a long life We re sad she s gone, but she had a good innings. • • • Main Entry: ↑innings … Useful english dictionary
had a good time — had fun, was entertained … English contemporary dictionary
to have had a good innings — british informal old fashioned phrase to have had a good life or a good career Thesaurus: to be in a good, better or pleasant situationsynonym Main entry: innings … Useful english dictionary
have had a good innings — British & Australian to have had a long and active life or a long and successful period of time in a job. I ve had a good innings but my old heart is very weak now. He s had a good innings as club president … New idioms dictionary
somebody had a good innings — sb had a good ˈinnings idiom (BrE, informal) used about sb who has died to say that they had a long life • How old was she? 84? Well, she had a good innings then. Main entry: ↑innings … Useful english dictionary
to have had a good innings — British informal old fashioned to have had a good life or a good career … English dictionary
have had a good innings Brit. — have had a good innings Brit. informal have had a long and fulfilling life or career. → innings … English new terms dictionary
good-night — /good nuyt /, n. a farewell or leave taking: He said his good nights before leaving the party. * * * ▪ ballad sensational type of broadside ballad (q.v.), popular in England from the 16th through the 19th century, purporting to be the… … Universalium
good sense — n [U] the quality someone has when they are able to make sensible decisions about what to do ▪ Mrs Booth showed a lot of good sense. have the good sense to do sth ▪ Mark had the good sense not to argue. ▪ It makes good sense (=is sensible) to do… … Dictionary of contemporary English
good to go — Someone or something that meets one s approval. He is good to go. The idea you had is good to go … The small dictionary of idiomes
