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[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 good faith.

- Often used in the phrase "in good faith".

* /The teacher accepted Bob's excuse for being late in good  […]

[good for] or [hurrah for]  {adj. phr.}

Used with a name or pronoun to praise someone.

Good for George! He won the 100-yard dash.

[good grief!]  {interj.},  {informal}

Wow! Indication of surprise, good or bad.

"Good grief," Joe cried out loud. "Is this all you will pay me for my hard work?"

* /What a figure Melanie has, good grief! I wonder if she would be willing to go out  […]

[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 good company.

* /George showed he had a  […]

[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 had already killed a good many.

A great many of the houses were knocked down by the earthquake.

* /Tom has a  […]

[good nature]  {n.}

Readiness to please others and to be pleased. Cheerfulness, pleasantness.

Everybody likes Mr. Crowe because of his good nature.

[good night]  {interj.}

1. Used as a polite phrase when you leave someone at night.

"Good night!" said Bob as he left Dick's house after the party. "I'll see you in the morning."

Bill said good night to his parents and went upstairs to bed.

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[good riddance]  {n.}

A loss that you are glad about. Often used as an exclamation, and in the sentence "good riddance to bad rubbish". To show that you are glad that something or somebody has been taken or sent away.

* /The boys thought it was good  […]

[good scout]

See: [GOOD EGG].

[good show!]  {adj. phr.}

Excellent; terrific; wonderful.