good faith
Belief in another person's honesty; trust. Often used in the phrase in good faith.
Uncle Dick let me have the keys to his candy store to show his good faith.
The teacher accepted Bob's excuse for being late in good faith.
Honesty of purpose; trustworthiness.
John agreed to buy Ted's bicycle for $20, and he paid him $5 right away to show his good faith.
good fences make good neighbors
good walls make good neighbours
Neighbors are best able to maintain positive relationships when they don't intrude upon or harm each other's land. Fences, for instance, would contain one's livestock to one's own land. The proverb.
A: "I don't love the idea of having a fence between our properties."
B: "Yeah, but you know what they say—good fences make good neighbors."
B: "Yeah, but you know what they say—good fences make good neighbors."
good for
hurrah for
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.
good grief
Wow! Indication of surprise, good or bad. Used to show surprise and often some fear or anger.
"Good grief," Joe cried out loud. "Is this all you will pay me for my hard work?"
What a figure Melanie has, good grief! I wonder if she would be willing to go out with me.
Mother was angry and said to Mary, "Good grief! Haven't you started the dishes yet?"
good head on one's shoulders
Good sense; good judgment.
Jack has a good head on his shoulders; he never drives too fast.
Alice is a girl with a good head on her shoulders, she always keeps good company.
George showed he had a good head on his shoulders by refusing to cheat.
good many
great many
A large number (of); very many. Used with a.
We found some fall flowers, but the frost had already killed a good many.
A great many of the houses were knocked down by the earthquake.
Tom has a good many friends at school.
Mary has a great many ideas for interesting programs.
good nature
Readiness to please others and to be pleased. Cheerfulness, pleasantness.
Everybody likes Mr. Crowe because of his good nature.
Miss Reynolds was remembered by her students for her good nature.
good night
Used as a polite phrase when you leave someone at night.
"Good night!" said Bob as he left Dick's house after the party. "I'll see you in the morning."
Bill said good night to his parents and went upstairs to bed.
Used to show surprise and often some fear or anger.
Mr. Johnson's eyes opened wide when he saw the fish his little boy had caught, and said, "Good night!"