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good on someone — good for/on/someone phrase used for saying that you are happy about something good that someone has done or that has happened to them You want to join the army do you? Good for you. Thesaurus: ways of expressing happiness and pleasuresynonym … Useful english dictionary
good for you — good for (you) I am pleased about someone s success or good luck. “I told him I wasn t going to get involved.” “Good for you.” “He s started jogging again.” “Good for him.” Usage notes: usually said as a reaction to what someone has said … New idioms dictionary
good for — (you) I am pleased about someone s success or good luck. “I told him I wasn t going to get involved.” “Good for you.” “He s started jogging again.” “Good for him.” Usage notes: usually said as a reaction to what someone has said … New idioms dictionary
good-for-nothing — good for nothings ADJ: ADJ n If you describe someone as good for nothing, you think that they are lazy or irresponsible. ...a good for nothing fourteen year old son who barely knows how to read and count. Syn: lazy N COUNT Good for nothing is… … English dictionary
good\ for — • good for • hurrah for adj. phr. Used with a name or pronoun to praise someone. Good for George! He won the 100 yard dash. You got 100 on the test? Hurrah for you … Словарь американских идиом
good-for-nothing — good for ,nothing noun count someone who is lazy and never does anything useful … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
good-for-nothing — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms good for nothing : singular good for nothing plural good for nothings someone who is lazy and never does anything useful … English dictionary
good for — or[hurrah for] {adj. phr.} Used with a name or pronoun to praise someone. * /Good for George! He won the 100 yard dash./ * /You got 100 on the test? Hurrah for you./ … Dictionary of American idioms
good for — or[hurrah for] {adj. phr.} Used with a name or pronoun to praise someone. * /Good for George! He won the 100 yard dash./ * /You got 100 on the test? Hurrah for you./ … Dictionary of American idioms
good-for-nothing — noun (C) someone who is lazy or has no skills good for nothing adjective (only before noun) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
