Meaning of good egg | Babel Free

Definitions

A good person, someone to be trusted; a friend.

British, US, idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“The chemist and the bacteriologist gave him the third degree and, like⟳ most criminals, it was found difficult to tell⟳ just when a good egg began to be bad, and it appeared that it depended largely on how he was handled, especially in his youth, […]”

“Tom speaks: "I have⟳ a girl friend I want⟳ you to meet⟳. She's a good egg."”

“Johnny Parker is in town. I like⟳ Johnny. He's a big shot in pictures and he's a good egg.”

“In contrast, Saito […] was one of the good eggs … He would let⟳ us rest⟳ whenever the coast was clear and even shared the odd cigarette.”

“"And the fifth immortal we know⟳ tried to kill⟳ you." "He is a bad egg. We stick⟳ to good''' eggs."”

“Drogon sniffs Jon [Snow⟳]—and Dany [Daenerys Targaryen] apparently doesn't care enough about Jon's life to get⟳ off Drogon so she can witness their interaction on the other side of his fat neck and make⟳ sure her son isn't eating his cousin—and seems to sense⟳ he's a good egg at the least and quite possibly that he's a Targaryen.”

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