on good going

  • 1good going — good work, at a girl, way to go    Good going, Judy! You passed the exam! …

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  • 2good going — interjection well done; congratulations! …

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  • 3good — 1 /gUd/ adjective comparative better, superlative best /best/ 1 OF A HIGH STANDARD of a high standard: a good reputation | a good quality cloth | a good Muslim | This book is not as good as her last one. | His test scores were good, but hers were …

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  • 4going — go|ing1 [ˈgəuıŋ US ˈgou ] n [U] 1.) the difficulty or speed with which something is done hard/rough/slow etc going ▪ I m getting the work done, but it s slow going. good going/not bad going ▪ We climbed the mountain in three hours, which wasn t… …

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  • 5going — [[t]go͟ʊɪŋ[/t]] ♦ 1) PHR MODAL If you say that something is going to happen, you mean that it will happen in the future, usually quite soon. I think it s going to be successful... You re going to enjoy this... I m going to have to tell him the… …

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  • 6going — I UK [ˈɡəʊɪŋ] / US [ˈɡoʊɪŋ] noun [uncountable] 1) a) used for talking about how fast or easily you make progress slow/heavy going: The first half of the film is pretty slow going (= is rather boring). tough/hard going: It s hard going until you… …

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  • 7going — go|ing1 [ gouıŋ ] noun uncount 1. ) used for talking about how fast or easily you make progress: slow/heavy going: The first half of the movie is pretty slow going (=is rather boring). tough/hard going: It s hard going until you get back onto the …

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  • 8going — [ˈgəʊɪŋ] noun [U] I 1) used for talking about how fast or easily you make progress We d reached London by six o clock, which was good going.[/ex] The first half of the film is pretty slow going (= is rather boring).[/ex] 2) an occasion when… …

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  • 9going over — 1. n. an examination. □ After a thorough going over, the doctor pronounced me alive. □ I gave your car a good going over, and I fixed a lot of little things. 2. n. a beating. □ Sam gave the guy a terrible going over …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 10going-over — /goh ing oh veuhr/, n., pl. goings over /goh ingz oh veuhr/. 1. a review, examination, or investigation: The accounts were given a thorough going over. 2. a severe, thorough scolding. 3. a sound thrashing; beating: The hoodlums gave him a good… …

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