For The Good Of Someone Or Something Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does For The Good Of Someone Or Something Idiom mean?

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for the good of (someone or something) What does for the good of (someone or something) mean?	for the benefit of someone or something	They added the physical fitness class to the school curriculum for the good of the students.
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spell trouble What does "spell trouble" mean?	to signify future trouble, to mean trouble	The problems that we are having with our furnace spell trouble for the coming cold season.

in the final/last analysis What does "in the final/last analysis" mean?	in truth, when all the facts are known	In the final analysis I believe that it will be impossible to continue with our present policy.
con artist What does "con artist" mean?	swindler; someone who deceives people out of money
make time with (someone) What does "make time with (someone)" mean?	flirt with someone	The man was trying to make time with the waitress in the restaurant.
make a note of (something) What does "make a note of (something)" mean?	write something down	I made a note of the people that I was going to phone on the weekend.
Seven sheets to the wind What does "Seven sheets to the wind" mean?	If someone is seven sheets to the wind, they are very drunk.
buy it What does "buy it" mean?	die.	He bought it during night patrol.
equal to (something) What does "equal to (something)" mean?	to be able to deal with something	The apartment manager was equal to the task of managing the building.
under (someone`s) nose What does "under (someone`s) nose" mean?	easily found by someone, right in front of someone	I thought that I had lost my house keys but they were right under my nose.
bad news travels fast What does "bad news travels fast" mean?	people are quicker to pass on bad news than good news	Bad news travels fast and the man heard about the job layoffs a week before the official announcement.
beyond a shadow of a doubt What does "beyond a shadow of a doubt" mean?	to be completely without doubt	Everyone believes beyond a shadow of a doubt that the man stole the money.
get out of (something) What does "get out of (something)" mean?	to avoid doing something that you should do or that you said you would do	I was able to get out of my piano practice yesterday.

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For The Good Of Someone Or Something Idiom