good for what ails you



good for what ails you

Rur. able to cure any problem or illness. (Usually used to describe food or liquor.) Have a sip of this whiskey. It's good for what ails you. Sally's beef broth is good for what ails you.
See also: good

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Melita-Various
Zahrah-Arabic
Eugeniae-oo-KHE-nyah (Spanish), e-uw-GEN-yah (Polish), yoo-JEE-nee-ə (English), yoo-JEEN-yə (English)Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, English, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Javor-Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Limbikanilim-bee-KAH-neeSouthern African, Chewa
JulijaYOO-lee-yah (Slovene)Slovene, Croatian, Lithuanian