give someone or something a clean bill of health

give someone or something a clean bill of health
give (someone or something) a clean bill of health
: to officially say that someone is healthy or that something is working correctly

The governor gives the program a clean bill of health.

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Main Entry:bill
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give (someone or something) a clean bill of health — see bill, 1
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Main Entry:clean
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give (someone or something) a clean bill of health — see bill, 1
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Main Entry:health

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • give a clean bill of health — give (someone or something) a clean bill of health : to officially say that someone is healthy or that something is working correctly The doctor gave him a clean bill of health. The governor gives the program a clean bill of health. • • • Main… …   Useful english dictionary

  • (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

  • a clean bill of health — 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 …   English dictionary

  • health — [helθ] noun [uncountable] 1. the business of providing medical services to keep people healthy; = HEALTHCARE: • Increased resources had been made available for health, housing, and education. • Rentokil specialises in industrial products in the… …   Financial and business terms

  • clean — clean1 [ klin ] adjective *** ▸ 1 not dirty ▸ 2 not guilty/illegal/wrong ▸ 3 smooth/regular/neat ▸ 4 light and fresh ▸ 5 without writing/errors ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) not dirty: Go and put on a clean shirt. nice clean towels spotlessly clean:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 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 — bill1 W1S1 [bıl] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(request for payment)¦ 2¦(restaurant)¦ 3¦(law)¦ 4¦(money)¦ 5 fit/fill the bill 6¦(concert/show etc)¦ 7 give somebody/something a clean bill of health 8¦(bird)¦ 9¦(advertisement)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary 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

  • 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

  • bill — [[t]bɪ̱l[/t]] ♦♦ bills, billing, billed 1) N COUNT A bill is a written statement of money that you owe for goods or services. They couldn t afford to pay the bills... He paid his bill for the newspapers promptly. ...phone bills. 2) VERB: no cont… …   English dictionary

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