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get a clean bill of health — to be told that you are healthy after being examined by a doctor … English dictionary
clean bill of health — {n. phr.} 1. A certificate that a person or animal has no infectious disease. * /The government doctor gave Jones a clean bill of health when he entered the country./ 2. {informal} A report that a person is free of guilt or fault. * /The stranger … Dictionary of American idioms
clean bill of health — {n. phr.} 1. A certificate that a person or animal has no infectious disease. * /The government doctor gave Jones a clean bill of health when he entered the country./ 2. {informal} A report that a person is free of guilt or fault. * /The stranger … Dictionary of American idioms
a clean bill of health — a good report from the doctor, a good checkup You ll never get a clean bill of health if you eat fat meat! … English idioms
(a) clean bill of health — a clean bill of health phrase a statement that someone is healthy, or that something is operating correctly or is in good condition give someone/something a clean bill of health: These results give Britain’s forests a clean bill of health.… … Useful english dictionary
bill of health — n. approval 1) to give smb. a clean bill of health 2) to get, receive a clean bill of health * * * [ˌbɪləv helθ] receive a clean bill of health [ approval ] to give smb. a clean bill of health to get … Combinatory dictionary
bill — bill1 [ bıl ] noun count *** ▸ 1 amount you owe ▸ 2 paper money ▸ 3 proposal for law ▸ 4 bird s beak ▸ 5 list of concert events ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a written statement showing how much money you owe someone for goods or services you have received:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bill — I UK [bɪl] / US noun [countable] Word forms bill : singular bill plural bills *** 1) a written statement showing how much money you owe someone for goods or services you have received a telephone bill bill for: I hate to think what the bill for… … English dictionary
Foul bill of health — Foul Foul (foul), a. [Compar. Fouler ( [ e]r); superl. {Foulest}.] [OE. foul, ful, AS. f[=u]l; akin to D. vuil, G. faul rotten, OHG. f[=u]l, Icel. f[=u]l foul, fetid; Dan. fuul, Sw. ful foul, Goth. f[=u]ls fetid, Lith. puti to be putrid, L.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clean — clean1 W2 [kli:n] adj comparative cleaner superlative cleanest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not dirty)¦ 2¦(people/animals)¦ 3¦(environment)¦ 4¦(fair or legal)¦ 5¦(not offensive)¦ 6 come clean 7 make a clean breast of it … Dictionary of contemporary English
