good egg
good egg · good eggs
A good person, someone to be trustedA good person, someone to be trusted; a friend.
/ˈɡʊd ɛɡ/
» Tom is a good egg.
Значення
значень: 1(Британія, США, ідіома)A good person, someone to be trusted; a friend.
(old-fashioned slang) a good person
Приклади
речень: 7Tom is a good egg.
Tom is good at frying eggs.
I make a very good poached egg.
You're a good egg.
Are duck eggs better than chicken eggs?
Походження
Probably a humorous antonym of bad egg (“someone whose behaviour is reprehensible or irresProbably a humorous antonym of bad egg (“someone whose behaviour is reprehensible or irresponsible; a rogue”).
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