Meanings
- idiomaticWell done; congratulations!
If you hadn't hit that last ball, we would have lost. Good job!
Synonyms: well done
plural good jobs
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see good, job, for example, a task that has been done well, or an employment posting that is desirable.
He has a good job: lots of job security and an excellent benefits package.
2 more examples
He did a good job on repairing that roof. It wasn't an easy one, but he knew just what to do.
He seemed to share my disappointment, but was kind enough to say, "You made a good job of it and it deserved a better fate," [...].
1944 March and April, Chas. S. Lake, “Some C.M.Es. I Have Known: VIII—Sir H. N. Gresley”, in Railway Magazine, page 75
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionWell done; congratulations!
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 做得好, 辛苦
- 做得好 (zuò de hǎo)a phrase used to praise for a good job or efforts
- 辛苦 (xīnkǔ)a phrase used to praise for a good job or efforts
- 讚讚讚 /赞赞赞 (zàn zàn zàn)a good thing
Czech dobrá práce
- dobrá prácea phrase used to praise for a good job or efforts
Dutch goed gedaan, goed zo
- goed gedaana phrase used to praise for a good job or efforts
- goed zoa phrase used to praise for a good job or efforts
- goed beziga phrase used to praise for a good job or efforts
Finnish hyvin tehty, hyvä juttu
- hyvin tehtya phrase used to praise for a good job or efforts
- hyvä juttua good thing
French bon travail, bien joué
- bon travaila phrase used to praise for a good job or efforts
- bien jouéa phrase used to praise for a good job or efforts
Greek καλή δουλειά!
- καλή δουλειά! (kalí douleiá!)a phrase used to praise for a good job or efforts
Indonesian kerja bagus, syabas
- kerja bagusa phrase used to praise for a good job or efforts
- syabasa phrase used to praise for a good job or efforts
Japanese よくできました, ご苦労様でした
- よくできました (yoku dekimashita)a phrase used to praise for a good job or efforts
- ご苦労様でした (go-kurō-sama deshita)a phrase used to praise for a good job or efforts
Korean 잘 했어요, 수고하셨어요
- 잘 했어요 (jal haesseoyo)a phrase used to praise for a good job or efforts
- 수고하셨어요 (sugohasyeosseoyo)a phrase used to praise for a good job or efforts
Malay syabas
- syabasa phrase used to praise for a good job or efforts
Polish dobra robota, dobra rzecz
- dobra robotaa phrase used to praise for a good job or efforts
- dobra rzecza good thing
Russian хоро́шая рабо́та, молоде́ц!
- хоро́шая рабо́та (xoróšaja rabóta)a phrase used to praise for a good job or efforts
- молоде́ц! (molodéc!)a phrase used to praise for a good job or efforts
- хорошо́ (xorošó)a good thing
Spanish buen trabajo
- buen trabajoa phrase used to praise for a good job or efforts
Swedish bra jobbat
- bra jobbata phrase used to praise for a good job or efforts
Vietnamese làm tốt lắm
- làm tốt lắma phrase used to praise for a good job or efforts
Cite this entry
good job. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good%20job
“good job.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good%20job. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “good job,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good%20job.
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