good going



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good going

An informal expression of praise for having done something well. (It can also be used sarcastically to mean the opposite.) Mary: "Dad, I got an A+ on my midterm exam!" Bill: "Good going, sweetie!" Good going, Frank, now we're going to have to rebuild this entire model from scratch.
See also: going, good

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JorgeHOR-khe (Spanish), ZHAWR-zhə (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese
BerBERYiddish
HannibalHAN-i-bəl (English)Ancient Near Eastern (Latinized), History
Shahid-Arabic, Urdu
Idir-Northern African, Berber
Ionathan-Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin