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TinaMr Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary

"to be good and dead"

What does an expression "to be good and dead" mean?
"to be dead"? then why "good"? I got confused..
  

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Search for "good and" in the link below. com /

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Search for "good and" in the link below.

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/
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Thank you! Though, I didn't mean "to be as good as dead". I mean "to be good and dead". I've come across in "To Kill a Mockingbird". So maybe it's not used anymore...
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TinaMrThank you! Though, I didn't mean "to be as good as dead". I mean "to be good and dead".
Teechr didn't refer to "good as", he/she said to look up "good and" at the linked dictionary, which will lead you here:

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/defi
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TinaMrto be good and dead
to be truly dead

Also,
She likes her tea good and sweet.
Make sure that knot is good and tight.
I'd like some ice-cream that's good and cold.

And the expression is still used.

CJ
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CJ, thank you very much for such a clear and good answer! Through such examples I can really very good understand and learn the definitions.
Thank you very much once again!
Wish you a nice weekend!
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