make good
To do what one promised to do; make something come true.
Mr. Smith borrowed some money. He promised to pay it back on payday. He made good his promise.
Joe made good his boast to swim across the lake.
John's mother promised to take him and his friends to the zoo on Saturday. She made good her promise.
To compensate; pay for loss or damage. Often used in the phrase make it good.
The policeman told the boy's parents that the boy must make good the money he had stolen or go to jail.
The radio was broken while it was being delivered so the store had to make it good and send us a new radio.
To do good work at one's job; succeed.
Kate wanted to be a nurse. She studied and worked hard in school. Then she got a job in the hospital and made good as a nurse.
He is a hard worker, and I'm sure that he will make good in that new job.
Alma has always made good in everything that she has done.
miss is as good as a mile
It is the same if one fails or misses something by much or by little. A proverb.
We thought Tom had a home run but the ball went foul by inches. A miss is as good as a mile.
my God
my goodness
Used to express surprise, shock, or dismay.
My God! What happened to the car?
no good
Not satisfactory; not adequate; not approved.
"That's no good," I told him when he began to cry.
He was no good at arithmetic.
He tried appealing to the man's pride, but it did no good.
on one's good behavior
Behaving right to make a good impression.
While his father was around the boy was on his good behavior, but when the father left the boy soon got into mischief.
The minister is coming to dinner, and Mother wants us to be on our good behavior.
on one's good side
on the good side of one
get on the good side of
keep on the good side of
Friendly with someone; liked by a person.
John thought that he would get a good grade if he got on the good side of the teacher.
Successful workers stay on the good side of their bosses.
To gain the favor of someone; flatter or please another.
A clever lobbyist knows how to get on the good side of both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
put up a brave fight
put up a good fight
To resist.
He put up a good fight but he was bound to lose in the end to the older, more experienced chess player.
put up a brave front
put up a good front
To act courageously, even though one is actually afraid.
When Joe was taken in for his open heart surgery, he put up a brave front, although his hands were shaking.