a goody-goody
goody-goody
1. noun Someone who exclusively follows the rules and caters to authority figures; a teacher's pet. Jill's classmates called her a goody-goody after she volunteered to supervise the class while the teacher was away.
2. adjective Self-righteous or sanctimonious. Forget your goody-goody rules and go out on a school night for once!
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
a ˈgoody-goody
,a goody ˈtwo-shoes
(informal, disapproving) a person who behaves very well to please people in authority such as parents or teachers: Don’t be such a goody-goody! He’s a real goody two-shoes. He’d never do anything that might get him into trouble.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- goody-goody
- goody
- goody gumdrops
- teacher's pet
- a big tent
- bummer
- angle
- angling
- high
- high, wide, and handsome