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Examples:The good things in life are worth waiting for—The Good Soldier Švejk (Schweik), satirical novel by Czech author Jaroslav Hašek (1883-1923)—respect the wise and venerate the worthy (idiom); to honor the great and the good—high official and noble persons (idiom); the great and the good—The story is so good it's worth hearing a hundred times.—the eye cannot take it all in (idiom); too many good things see—contributions (for the good of society)—the prospects are very good—report only the good news, not the bad news—bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning—the common good above everything without no regard for personal interests (idiom); behave altruistically—Two deities, one short, one tall, chained together at the ankle, responsible for rewarding the good and punishing the bad—the birthplace (of sth good)—lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles—carry on the good work of one's predecessors—lit. a good horse doesn't come back the same pasture [idiom.]—take advantage of the good reputations of others [idiom.]—can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud take a low one—To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite the successful execution of a job—sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance—keep what is good, discard the rest—flood of good fortune fills the heavens (idiom); a lucky sign—return to the same school and repeat a course from which one has already graduated, as a result of failing to get good enough results to progress to one's desired higher-level school—fate is unfavorable (idiom); the omens are not good—every drop returns the public good (idiom); not one penny is misused—desire for the public good—Amitayus, the Buddha of measureless life, good fortune and wisdom—(Buddhism) be moved at the sight of good deeds—for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); behave altruistically—a good reputation last down the generations—give up one's private interests for the public good (idiom); to behave altruistically—consider oneself as being not as good as the others—wife kids and a warm bed (common saying); the simple and good life—wear oneself out for the general good—long illness makes the patient ina good doctor [idiom.]—make use of sth in order to make good the deficits in sth else [idiom.]—close down a business for good and put the best face on it [idiom.]— |