Meanings
- CanadaUSidiomaticnot comparableTo a high degree; very thoroughly; in a most definite manner.
[T]he debate is a sublime mismatch: He's expected to whip this guy, but good.
2000 October 2, Jessica Reaves, Frank Pellegrini, “For Bush, It's an Expectations Game; For Gore, It's Learning From His (Few) Mistakes”, in Time2 more examples
Ryder rode beside her, pleased at her pleasure, knowing that he'd surprised her but good.
1992, Catherine Coulter, The Hellion Bride, →ISBNDr. Gerald Bortolazzo, or Doc, as he is known, has some story to tell about a horse, his new career as a horseman and how he, if he did not exactly cheat death, fooled it but good.
2011 August 16, Joe Drape, “Postcards From Saratoga Springs: There’s a Doctor in the Paddock”, in New York Times, retrieved 16 Aug 2012Synonyms: in spades
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbTo a high degree; very thoroughly; in a most definite manner.
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