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the great and the good

the great and the good noun: worthy, distinguished or important people, especially when gathered together.

Noun

the great and the good

  1. (UK, humorous, ironic, often) Worthy, distinguished or important people, especially when gathered together.

Questions about the great and the good

What does the great and the good mean?
The great and the good means worthy, distinguished or important people, especially when gathered together.
What part of speech is the great and the good?
The great and the good is a noun.

Words near the great and the good in the dictionary

  1. the grapes are sour anyway
  2. the grass is always greener
  3. the grass is always greener on the other side
  4. the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
  5. the grass is always greener on the other side of the road
  6. the great and the good
  7. The Green
  8. the grey mare is the better horse
  9. The Groyne
  10. The Gulf
  11. The Gurdies

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