good many, a
a good many
A large amount. There were a good many people doing last minute shopping at the mall on Christmas Eve.
See also: good, many
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
good many, a
Also, a great many. A large number of, as in A good many checks have come in already, or We saw only a few hikers on the trail, when we had thought there would be a great many . The first term dates from the early 1800s, the variant from the late 1600s. Also see a lot; quite a bit (few).
See also: good
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- a good many
- a good/great many
- (it's) good to have you (here)
- a good
- be good for (someone or something)
- be good for something
- as good as it gets
- do no good
- for good measure
- be as good as new