the great and the good
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
- (UK, often humorous or ironic) Worthy, distinguished or important people, especially when gathered together.
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Further reading[edit]
- “the great and the good”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “the great and the good”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “the great and the good” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
- “the great and the good” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.