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单词 make good
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make good

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1

Carry out successfully, make sure of, as in He made good his escape. This usage was first recorded in 1606.

2

Fulfill, as in She made good her promise. This usage was first recorded in Miles Coverdale's 1535 translation of the Bible (II Chronicles 6:16): “Make good unto my father, David ... that which thou hast promised him.”

3

Compensate for, make up for, as in They made good the loss. This usage first appeared in William Langland's Piers Ploughman (1377).

4

Succeed, as in He made good as a writer. [c. 1900]

Words nearby make good

make fast work of, make for, make free with, make friends, make fun of, make good, make good time, make great strides, make haste, Make haste slowly, Make hay while the sun shines
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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