Collocations for "good"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "good" in context.
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good
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- is a good [person, man, wife, dog]
- is a good [student, worker, lover, teacher, actress, writer]
- has a good [salary, job, position]
- a good [book, class, movie, pizza, bar]
- that [book] is [so] good
- good [manners, behavior, intentions, deeds]
- has good [teeth, looks, hair, eyes]
- has a good [name, image, reputation]
- had a good [day, week, month, year, evening, time]
- a good day for [fishing, running, a picnic]
- have a good day (now)!
- a good [opportunity, chance, possibility] (to)
- (not) a good [day, time, moment] to
- (not) a good [idea, plan, suggestion]
- [hear, give, deliver, spread] the good news
- a good deal of [money, fortune, fame]
- [exercise, fruit] is [really, so] good for you
- is good for the [soul, arteries, brain]
- is (not) good for your [teeth, health, self-esteem]
- is a good way to [lose weight, live]
- (one of) the good guys
- it's as good as [over, finished, ruined]
- until it's good and [ripe, dark, hot]
- slang: and you're good to go
- (that's really) good going!
- (it's a) good thing you (didn't)
- (not) in a good [way, state, mood]
- in good [condition, faith, shape]
- will put a good word in for you
- makes a good [case, point]
- good God, what [happened, have you done]?
- good [Lord, Heavens, gracious, grief]!
- my [license, membership, passport] is good for [another year]
- UK: only good for the [knacker's yard, scrap heap]
- is good to [hear, know, see, meet]
- it's good that you are [here, coming, helping]
- is good at [chess, math, programming]
- make good on [your word, his promise, the debt]
- [foreign, finished, domestic] goods
- [canned, baked, frozen, perishable, damaged] goods
- do you have the goods?
- did you bring the goods?
- procure goods and services
- [deliver, ship, pack] the goods
- caught with [illegal, stolen, contraband] goods
- the [senator, director] failed to deliver the goods
- the [import, export, taxation] of goods
- good versus evil
- the good and the bad
- the good, the bad and the [ugly, unforgivable, unexpected]
- take the good with the bad
- can see the good in everyone
- there is good and bad in everyone
- looking for the good in her
- know there is good in you!
- what good will it do?
- didn't do [much, any] good
- five [dollars, points] to the good
- that is all to the good
- UK: [messed, screwed] up good and proper
- [foreign, finished, domestic] goods
- is a good [person, man, wife, dog]
- [canned, baked, frozen, perishable, damaged] goods
- is a good [student, worker, lover, teacher, actress, writer]
- do you have the goods?
- has a good [salary, job, position]
- did you bring the goods?
- a good [book, class, movie, pizza, bar]
- procure goods and services
- [so, really, real, very, rather] good
- [deliver, ship, pack] the goods
- [thoroughly, extremely, incredibly, amazingly, surprisingly] good
- caught with [illegal, stolen, contraband] goods
- that [book] is [so] good
- the [senator, director] failed to deliver the goods
- good [manners, behavior, intentions, deeds]
- the [import, export, taxation] of goods
- has good [teeth, looks, hair, eyes]
- good versus evil
- has a good [name, image, reputation]
- the good and the bad
- had a good [day, week, month, year, evening, time]
- the good, the bad and the [ugly, unforgivable, unexpected]
- a good day for [fishing, running, a picnic]
- take the good with the bad
- have a good day (now)!
- can see the good in everyone
- a good [opportunity, chance, possibility] (to)
- there is good and bad in everyone
- (not) a good [day, time, moment] to
- looking for the good in her
- (not) a good [idea, plan, suggestion]
- know there is good in you!
- [hear, give, deliver, spread] the good news
- what good will it do?
- a good deal of [money, fortune, fame]
- didn't do [much, any] good
- [exercise, fruit] is [really, so] good for you
- five [dollars, points] to the good
- is good for the [soul, arteries, brain]
- that is all to the good
- is (not) good for your [teeth, health, self-esteem]
- is a good way to [lose weight, live]
- (one of) the good guys
- (as) good as [new, gold, it gets]
- it's as good as [over, finished, ruined]
- until it's good and [ripe, dark, hot]
- slang: and you're good to go
- (that's really) good going!
- (it's a) good thing you (didn't)
- (not) in a good [way, state, mood]
- in good [condition, faith, shape]
- will put a good word in for you
- makes a good [case, point]
- good God, what [happened, have you done]?
- good [Lord, Heavens, gracious, grief]!
- my [license, membership, passport] is good for [another year]
- is a good-for-nothing [cheater, liar]
- UK: only good for the [knacker's yard, scrap heap]
- is good to [hear, know, see, meet]
- it's good that you are [here, coming, helping]
- is good at [chess, math, programming]
- make good on [your word, his promise, the debt]
- UK: [messed, screwed] up good and proper
'good' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
American
- Britain
- British
- Canada
- England
- Europe
- European
- France
- Germany
- God
- Greece
- Ireland
- Japan
- Polish
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- TV
- US
- a nose for sth
- academic
- accommodation
- accountant
- acknowledged
- act
- actor
- actually
- administration
- adventure
- advice
- agent
- agreement
- aim
- ale
- allow
- alloy
- alternate
- alternative
- always
- apparently
- argument
- around
- as
- attendance
- attitude
- attraction
- authority
- average
- awareness
- bad
- bag