Aug 13, 2010 · The greeting How are you? is asking How are you doing in general? — How are you? I'm well. [Misunderstood the question.] because well as an adjective which means: in good health …

Nov 30, 2010 · I would disagree, "Good for you!", depending on the context and tone, can (and often does) mean that the speaker is genuinely pleased for the person to whom he is speaking.

Good for you would be a way of acknowledging that some good has come to a person, and implying that one approves of it and are happy for the person (ie. "that's good for you"). Good on you would be a …

Aug 17, 2010 · 2 I don't know what the etymology is, but the way I interpret the saying, the meaning of "so far" isn't so far from the meaning you refer to, the critical difference being that in your example …

Nov 9, 2011 · Looks good can be taken literally, as in the opposite of evil. This is unlikely to be applied to "well" (where it means a water source). Well means healthy, fit, or as an abbreviation of well …

Oct 25, 2019 · -1 It sounds good/great is and idiomatic expression: used for telling someone that their idea or suggestion seems like a good one. ‘How about dinner and a film tonight?’ ‘Sounds great.’ …

Nov 20, 2014 · The phrase any good means: Have some merit: tell me whether that picture is any good ODO definitions So good generally implies a higher level of quality than any good. E.g. if a food is …

Jul 21, 2017 · In terms of their conversational meaning, they are completely synonymous. Use whichever one you feel like. There is a very subtle difference in meaning, in that the first expands to …

Merriam-Webster defines "good and _ " as meaning "entirely". Thus, while I have been unable to sift through to a reference stating the exact origin of the phrase, one might guess that "good and all" …

May 11, 2017 · The idiom is from fair to good, so good is better than fair. Dictionary for fair: neither excellent nor poor; moderately or tolerably good: