good going

good going

informal An expression of praise for having done something well. (It can also be used sarcastically to mean the opposite.) Mary: "Dad, I got an A+ on my midterm exam!" Bill: "Good going, sweetie!" Good going, Frank, now we're going to have to rebuild this entire model from scratch.
See also: going, good
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • be good going
  • got
  • go for (something)
  • go for it
  • (someone) is not going to thank you for (something)
  • go well with
  • go well with (someone or something)
  • get going with
  • cut (one) off at the pass
  • cut off at the pass
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During regulation games that end in a tied score, IV viewers will see New York Life's 15-second "Keep Good Going" commercials amid the brand's logo on-screen during the duration of overtime.
These people keep good going by focusing on work and family and strive to find balance between these two aspects of their lives.
Better ground might help him too - his sister Shirley Casper was always considered best on good going - and at 20-1 he is a nice each-way price.
"One of the unexpected findings of the Keep Good Going Report was the impact of life insurance ownership on Americans' ability to keep good going," says Greenwald & Associates Partner Brian Perlman.
They are good going forward and have some great individual players."
The good to soft ground may not have been ideal for him - his five wins on turf have been gained on good going - but he kept on well in the closing stages to take fourth place behind The Osteopath.
"It's been really good going back to these songs after such a long while back to these songs after such a long while," says Vince Clarke who is also in Erasure with singer Andy Bell.
But it's no good going down the nationalistic road of the union leaders and slagging off Peugeot for being French employers!
Gareth Roberts is the best left back in our league, but isn't that good going forward.
It doesn't always do people any good going to prison.
richard birch 5 6 trainer file Rebecca Curtis 7 focus Kel Mansfield's eye-catchers 8 midweek racing Tuesday through Friday 11 time test Mark Nelson's watching the clock weekend racing 12-13 14 cheltenham fancies Some early Festival tips ante-post nick watts 15 16 golf Jeremy Chapman 17 trends February to March stats on good going 18 greyhounds Dave Clark's hot dogs 18 training centres Whispers from the gallops 20entries index A-Z of this week's runners 22top of the form The races you ought to be following 23irish outlook Hurricane failed to impress lawney hill trainer's diary 24
But, after a windy and dry day, he predicted that the straight course would revert to good going for the start of racing today although the the round would continue to have "some soft".
It's either a good going over with a steam cleaner - you can hire one or buy from Lakeland (www.lakeland.co.uk, 01539 488100) or Argos (www.argos.co.uk, 0870 640 1010).
Black said: "It will be good going up against John.
STEVE Bruce admitted he wasn't sure how to describe his emotions after watching Blues give Manchester United a good going over.