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  • 71there is nothing so good for the inside of a man as the outside of a horse — A proverb asserting the benefit of horse riding to health. 1906 G. W. E. RUSSELL Social Silhouettes xxxii. The Squire will wind up..with an apocryphal saying which he attributes to Lord Palmerston ‘There’s nothing so good for the inside of a man… …

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  • 72Money for Nothing (novel) — 1st edition (UK) Money for Nothing is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on 27 July 1928 by Herbert Jenkins, London, and in the United States on 28 September 1928 by Doubleday, Doran, New York. Immediately prior to… …

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  • 73good, well — Good is an adjective: to see a good play ; to have a good time. Well is both an adjective and an adverb, but with different meanings; as an adjective, in good health, and as an adverb, ably : Since my illness, I have felt well. The cast performed …

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  • 74No Good for No One Now — Studio album by Owen Released November 19, 2002 …

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  • 75good to —  good for. He s nought good to : spoken of a good for nothing man …

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  • 76good — [[t]g ʊd[/t]] ♦ better, best 1) ADJ GRADED Good means pleasant or enjoyable. We had a really good time together... I know they would have a better life here... There s nothing better than a good cup of hot coffee... It s so good to hear your… …

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  • 77good — 1 /gUd/ adjective comparative better, superlative best /best/ 1 OF A HIGH STANDARD of a high standard: a good reputation | a good quality cloth | a good Muslim | This book is not as good as her last one. | His test scores were good, but hers were …

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  • 78nothing — n. 1) to ask (for) nothing (to ask nothing in return) 2) to gain nothing by (we will gain nothing by ignoring the regulations) 3) nothing about (we know nothing about it) 4) nothing to (they are nothing to us) 5) nothing to + inf. (we have… …

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  • 79nothing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. zero, cipher, nought, blank; nothingness; nonentity, bagatelle, trifle, zilch (sl.). See unimportance, insubstantiality, nonexistence. Ant., something. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. not anything, no thing,… …

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  • 80good — adj., n., & adv. adj. (better, best) 1 having the right or desired qualities; satisfactory, adequate. 2 a (of a person) efficient, competent (good at French; a good driver). b (of a thing) reliable, efficient (good brakes). c (of health etc.)… …

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