make+good
91make excellent time — make good/excellent/time phrase to make a journey in a shorter time than you expected We made good time and arrived by midday. Thesaurus: to move somewhere quicklysynonym Main ent …
92good-time — (adj.) 1928, from GOOD (Cf. good) (adj.) + TIME (Cf. time). Expression to have a good time enjoy oneself attested from 1822; earlier have a good time of it (1771). To make good time go fast is from 1838 …
93make the grade — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To make good; succeed. * /It was clear that Mr. Baker had made the grade in the insurance business./ * /It takes hard study to make the grade in school./ 2. To meet a standard; qualify. * /That whole shipment of cattle… …
94make the grade — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To make good; succeed. * /It was clear that Mr. Baker had made the grade in the insurance business./ * /It takes hard study to make the grade in school./ 2. To meet a standard; qualify. * /That whole shipment of cattle… …
95Good — Good, v. t. 1. To make good; to turn to good. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. To manure; to improve. [Obs.] Bp. Hall …
96good time — If you make good time on a journey, you manage to travel faster than you expected …
97make the grade — make good, succeed, meet a standard, qualify He wasn t able to make the grade and join the football team …
98make hay (while the sun shines) — make good use of an opportunity while it lasts. → hay …
99make hay — ► make hay (while the sun shines) make good use of an opportunity while it lasts. Main Entry: ↑hay …
100make hay while the sun shines — ► make hay (while the sun shines) make good use of an opportunity while it lasts. Main Entry: ↑hay …