单词 | so far, so good |
释义 | > as lemmasso far, so good f. In the phrase so far, so good, used to express satisfaction with matters up to a certain point. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > expressing content or satisfaction [phrase] > expression of satisfaction up to a point no news is good news1616 so far, so good1721 1721 J. Kelly Compl. Coll. Scotish Prov. 300 So far, so good. So much is done to good purpose. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison V. x. 56 ‘So far, so good,’ said aunt Eleanor. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas II. vi. i. 428 So far, so good! said the worshipful commissioner; we have only to proceed in our examination. a1843 R. Southey Doctor (1847) VII. 457 So far so good, but this once influential writer makes an erroneous conclusion. 1876 J. Ruskin Fors Clavigera VI. lxi. 11 So far, so good, Nature and facts are beginning to assert themselves. < as lemmas |
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