good for you

good for you
adjective
promoting health; healthful (Freq. 1)
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a healthy diet

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clean healthy air

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plenty of healthy sleep

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healthy and normal outlets for youthful energy

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"the salubrious mountain air and water"- C.B.Davis

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carrots are good for you

Syn: ↑healthy, ↑salubrious
Similar to: ↑wholesome
Derivationally related forms: ↑salubriousness (for: ↑salubrious), ↑salubrity (for: ↑salubrious)

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good for you
An interjection expressing approval (Aust informal good on you)
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Main Entry:good

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ˌgood for ˈyou, ˈsb, ˈthem, etc. idiom
(especially AustralE good ˈon you, etc.) (informal) used to praise sb for doing sth well

‘I passed first time.’ ‘Good for you!’

Main entry:goodidiom

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