[gone goose] also [gone gosling] {n.}, {slang} A person forwhom there is no hope. •/Herbert’s grades have been so low that he is a gonegoose for the year./ •/The man was a gone gosling when a policeman caughthim breaking the store window./

[gone with the wind]{adj. phr.} Gone forever; past; vanished. •/Allthe Indians who used to live here are gone with the wind./ •/Joe knew thathis chance to get an "A" was gone with the wind when he saw how hard the testwas./ Compare: DOWN THE DRAIN.

[good] See: AS GOOD AS, AS GOOD AS ONE GETS, BUT GOOD, DO ONE GOOD, FORGOOD, FOR GOOD MEASURE, GET THE GOODS ON, HOLD GOOD, IN GOOD, IN GOOD FAITH, INGOOD TIME, IN ONE’S GOOD GRACES, IT’S AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODY GOOD, MAKEGOOD, MISS IS AS GOOD AS A MILE, NO GOOD, ON ONE’S GOOD BEHAVIOR, ON ONE’S GOODSIDE, SO FAR, SO GOOD, STAND IN GOOD STEAD, TO THE GOOD, WELL AND GOOD, WITHGOOD GRACE.

[good and ---]{adv.}, {informal} Very; completely. •/John’sfather was good and mad when John came home late./ •/Jack knew good andwell that Tom had thrown the snowball at him./ •/I pushed Bill good andhard./ •/Susan wouldn’t come out till she was good and ready./ •/I beatJoe good and proper in the game of marbles./

[good as] See: AS GOOD AS.

[good as one’s promise] See: AS GOOD AS ONE’S WORD.

[good as one’s word] See: AS GOOD AS ONE’S WORD.

[good buddy]{n.}, {slang}, {citizen’s hand radio jargon}Salutation used by truckers and automobile drivers who have CB radios.•/What’s the Smokey situation, good buddy?/

[good command] See: HAVE A GOOD COMMAND OF.

[good day]{interj.} Hello or goodbye. — Used as a formal greeting orsalute when you meet or leave someone during the day. •/Miss Rogers said,"Good day!" when she met her friend on the street./ •/Mr. Lee said "Goodday!" and left the office./

[good deal] or [great deal] {n.}, {informal} A large amount;much. — Used with "a". •/Mrs. Walker’s long illness cost her a good deal./•/George spends a great deal of his time watching television./ — Oftenused like an adverb. •/Cleaning up after the party took a great deal morework than the girls expected./ •/Usually it takes Father half an hour todrive to work, but in bad weather it takes a good deal longer./ •/Motherlikes the gloves Mary gave her, and she uses them a good deal./ •/George isa good deal like his father; they both love to eat./ Syn.: A LOT, QUITE ALITTLE. Compare: ALL KINDS OF, GOOD MANY. Contrast: A LITTLE.

[good egg]{slang} or {informal} [good scout] {n. phr.} Afriendly, kind or good-natured person, a nice fellow. •/Tommy is such a goodegg that everybody wants to be his friend./ Syn.: REGULAR GUY. Contrast: BADEGG.

[good evening]{interj.} Hello or goodbye. — Used as a formal greetingor salute when you meet or leave someone in the evening. •/When the TVprogram began, an announcer appeared and said, "Good evening, everyone."/•/Finally Aunt May stood up and said, "I will not sell the house. Goodevening, Mr. Flynn. "/

[good faith]{n.} 1. Belief in another person’s honesty; trust.•/Uncle Dick let me have the keys to his candy store to show his goodfaith./ — Often used in the phrase "in good faith". •/The teacher acceptedBob’s excuse for being late in good faith./ 2. 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 for] or [hurrah for] {adj. phr.} Used with a name or pronounto praise someone. •/Good for George! He won the 100-yard dash./ •/Yougot 100 on the test? Hurrah for you./

[good-for-nothing]{adj. phr.} Worthless. •/While Janice works hardeach day, her good-for-nothing husband hangs around in the bars./

[good grief!]{interj.}, {informal} Wow! Indication of surprise,good or bad. •/"Good grief," Joe cried out loud. "Is this all you will pay mefor my hard work?"/ •/What a figure Melanie has, good grief! I wonder ifshe would be willing to go out with me./ Compare: GOODNESS GRACIOUS!,HEAVENLY DAYS!, HOLY CATS or HOLY COW or HOLY MACKEREL or HOLY MOSES. See:GOODNIGHT(2).

[good head on one’s shoulders]{n. phr.} 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 goodcompany./ •/George showed he had a good head on his shoulders by refusingto cheat./

[good many] or [great many] {n.} or {adj.} A large number (of);very many. Used with "a". •/We found some fall flowers, but the frost hadalready killed a good many./ •/A great many of the houses were knocked downby the earthquake./ •/Tom has a good many friends at school./ •/Maryhas a great many ideas for interesting programs./ Syn.: QUITE A FEW. Compare:A LOT, ANY NUMBER, GOOD DEAL. Contrast: A FEW.

[good nature]{n.} Readiness to please others and to be pleased.Cheerfulness, pleasantness. •/Everybody likes Mr. Crowe because of his goodnature./ •/Miss Reynolds was remembered by her students for her goodnature./

[goodness] See: HONEST-TO-GOODNESS, MY GOD or MY GOODNESS.

[goodness gracious]{interj.}, {slightly archaic} Exclamation ofsurprise and a certain degree of disapproval. •/"Can my boyfriend stayovernight, Dad?" Melanie asked. "Goodness gracious, most certainly not!" herfather replied. "What would the neighbors think?"/

[goodness knows] See: GOD KNOWS.

[good night]{interj.} 1. Used as a polite phrase when you leavesomeone at night. •/"Good night!" said Bob as he left Dick’s house after theparty. "I’ll see you in the morning."/ •/Bill said good night to hisparents and went upstairs to bed./ 2. or [good grief] — Used to showsurprise and often some fear or anger. •/Mr. Johnson’s eyes opened wide whenhe saw the fish his little boy had caught, and said, "Good night!"/•/Mother was angry and said to Mary, "Good grief! Haven’t you started thedishes yet?"/

[good riddance]{n.} A loss that you are glad about. Often used as anexclamation, and in the sentence "good riddance to bad rubbish". To show thatyou are glad that something or somebody has been taken or sent away. •/Theboys thought it was good riddance when the troublemaker was sent home./•/When Mr. Roberts' old car was stolen he thought it was good riddance./•/Betty thought it was good riddance when her little brother broke his toydrum./ •/"I’m going and won’t come back," said John. "Good riddance to badrubbish!" said Mary./

[goods] See: DELIVER THE GOODS, CONSUMER GOODS.

[good show!]{adj. phr.} Excellent; terrific; wonderful. •/"Goodshow, boys!" the coach cried, when our team won the game./

[good scout] See: GOOD EGG.

[go off]{v.} 1. To leave; to depart. •/Helen’s mother told her notto go off without telling her./ 2a. To be fired; explode. •/The firecrackerwent off and scared Jack’s dog./ 2b. To begin to ring or buzz. •/The alarmclock went off at six o’clock and woke Father./ 3. To happen. •/The partywent off without any trouble./ •/The parade went off without rain./

[go off half-cocked] also [go off at half cock] {v. phr.},{informal} To act or speak before getting ready; to do something too soon.•/Bill often goes off half cocked./ •/Mr. Jones was thinking aboutquilting his job, but his wife told him not to go at half cock./