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Dela Posted 15 years ago
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Be good and
So I watched from the window, and every few minutes I'd ask, “Now?” and she'd say, “Give them a little while longer, would you?”
Then the phone rang. And the minute I was sure she was good and preoccupied, I tugged on her sleeve and asked, “Now?”
Why the speaker says "She was good and preoccupied" instead of "She was preoccupied"? Is "be good and" an idiom?
Then the phone rang. And the minute I was sure she was good and preoccupied, I tugged on her sleeve and asked, “Now?”
Why the speaker says "She was good and preoccupied" instead of "She was preoccupied"? Is "be good and" an idiom?
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Yes, it is a idiom. It means "very" and has nothing to do with the person being a good person. " The usage is bordering on slang and you would not use it in formal writing.
- Yes, it is a idiom.
- It means "very" and has nothing to do with the person being a good person.
- " The usage is bordering on slang and you would not use it in formal writing.
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Yes, it is a idiom. It means "very" and has nothing to do with the person being a good person. You might say instead: "She was very preoccupied."
The usage is bordering on slang and you would not use it in formal writing.
The usage is bordering on slang and you would not use it in formal writing.
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