good for someone

alternative good on someone

1. An exclamation of encouragement or congratulation to a person.

   You got married? Good for you!

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   The president doesn’t dodge “what if” questions. Good for him!

   Synonyms: well done, get you, bravissimo, bravo, bully, cock on, congrats, congratulations

2. Sarcastically belittling a person for an unimportant achievement.

   He has a diploma from Harvard? Good for him: he's still not qualified for this job.

   Synonyms: I don't care

comparative better for someone · superlative best for someone

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see good, for.

   Eating fruit is good for you.

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   The litigation is not good for anybody.

   Sometimes on television they tell you a product is "good for headaches." I don't want something that's good for headaches. I want something that's bad for headaches. And good for me.

   1997, George Carlin, “GOOD FOR HEADACHES”, in Brain Droppings, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 68