a good scout

An honest, affable, reliable, and trustworthy person. Your dad's a good scout, you know that? He's helped me out of so many jams without even thinking twice.

good scout, a

An amiable person. This slangy expression originated in America, probably in the late nineteenth century. It appeared in Meredith Nicholson’s Hoosier Chronicle of 1912: “Dad’s a good old scout.”

See also: good

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

See also:

good scout, a
scout
straight shooter
straight shooter, a
good sort
a good sort
crock
a crock
good oil
the good oil

References in periodicals archive

Just talking with Deborah Wathen Finn for a few moments, one would know she was born to lead, and that's just one of the of the reasons she is the first woman to be honored by the Greater New York Councils Boy Scout of America with a Good Scout Award.

Road less travelled leads to success

If you had just kept your mouth shut and been a good scout and employee, you wouldn't have this problem, Lattera told the Associated Press.

Trouble for Philadelphia Scouts

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释义	a good scout a good scout An honest, affable, reliable, and trustworthy person. Your dad's a good scout, you know that? He's helped me out of so many jams without even thinking twice. See also: good, scout Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. good scout, a An amiable person. This slangy expression originated in America, probably in the late nineteenth century. It appeared in Meredith Nicholson’s Hoosier Chronicle of 1912: “Dad’s a good old scout.” See also: good The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: good scout, a scout straight shooter straight shooter, a good sort a good sort crock a crock good oil the good oil References in periodicals archive Just talking with Deborah Wathen Finn for a few moments, one would know she was born to lead, and that's just one of the of the reasons she is the first woman to be honored by the Greater New York Councils Boy Scout of America with a Good Scout Award. Road less travelled leads to success If you had just kept your mouth shut and been a good scout and employee, you wouldn't have this problem, Lattera told the Associated Press. Trouble for Philadelphia Scouts
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