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Meaning of but good | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR B2

Definitions

To a high degree; very thoroughly; in a most definite manner.

Canada, US, idiomatic, not-comparable

Examples

“Ryder rode beside her, pleased at her pleasure, knowing that he'd surprised her but good.”
“[T]he debate is a sublime mismatch: He's expected to whip this guy, but good.”
“Dr. 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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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