Słownik idiomów

Lista angielskich idiomów zaczynających się na literę 'G'

Good (10)

As good as gold

said of a well-behaved child

Bob is as good as gold most of the time.

Do someone good

be good for someone’s health

Why don’t you take a short holiday? It would do you good.

Do someone a good turn

do someone a favour in order to help him

I like Bob. Just after the war he did me a really good turn and I’ve never forgotten it.

For good

forever, permanently

Amanda’s gone to Canada - for good. She’s not coming back.

Have a good time

enjoy oneself

I wasn’t looking forward to the staff party, but we all had a really good time.

A good deal

a lot of, often

My sister travelled in Canada a good deal when she was a student.

A good few / man

quite a lot, several

There were a good few people at the concert last night.

As good as one's word

true to one's promise, absolutely reliable

Susan is as good as her word. If she said she'd help you, then she will.

Be in someone's good books

be in favour with someone

He has been in his teacher's good books since he started learning harder.

Good for nothing

having no good qualities, lazy, unreliable

I've never liked him. He's a good for nothing.