"Good for you!" "Good on you!"

"Good on you" usually is used to refer to an object or anything that suits a person well...

e.g. The dress looks good on you.

"Good for you" is pertaining to a particular situation that the person desevrves.

e.g. person 1: I passed the exam!

person 2: Good for you.

... I hope I was able to help you... If ever I did, well the

Intelligent Freak"Good on you" usually is used to refer to an object or anything that suits a person well...

e.g. The dress looks good on you.

"Good for you" is pertaining to a particular situation that the person desevrves.

e.g. person 1: I passed the exam!

person 2: Good for you.

... I hope I was a

I think it's Australian when used that way -- I think of it as "good on you, mate!"

Ah, I see. So basically, "good on you!" has the same meaning as "good for you!" in some cases while they have a different meaning originally, am I right?

Thank you again.

Best wishes,

PBF

In British and Australian English, it means "good for you" or "well done."