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good for someone en · ADJ

Meanings

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see good, for.
   • Eating fruit is good for you.
   • Sometimes on television they tell you a product is "good for headaches." I don't want something that's good for headaches. I want something that's bad for headaches. And good for me. 1997, George Carlin, “GOOD FOR HEADACHES”, in Brain Droppings, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 68:
   • The litigation is not good for anybody.

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Translations (2)

pl dobry dla (Translations) · es bueno para (Translations)

good for someone en · INTJ

Meanings

1. An exclamation of encouragement or congratulation to a person.
   • The president doesn’t dodge “what if” questions. Good for him!
   • You got married? Good for you!
2. Sarcastically belittling a person for an unimportant achievement.
   • He has a diploma from Harvard? Good for him: he's still not qualified for this job.

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Synonyms

good for someone · congratulations · mazel tov · good work · jolly good show · get you · proper job · kudos · hooray · mazal tov · good for you · hurray · right on · good show · good going · congrats · good on you · encore · well done · get you · bravissimo · bravo · nice one · there you go · keep it up · I don't care · way to go · cock on · well done · hoorah · hon · bully · full marks · fair fucks · huzzah · hurrah · well said · huzza · shabash · hats off · good job

Translations (11)

fi hyvä juttu (an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation) · fi hyvä homma (an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation) · es me alegro por (an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation) · hu ügyes! (an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation) · pl brawo ty (an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation) · es bien por (an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation) · it buon per te (an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation) · hu ez igen! (an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation) · ru молоде́ц (an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation) · hu gratulálok! (an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation) · hu szép volt (an exclamation of encouragement or congratulation)