world of good, a



world of good, a

A great benefit, as in A vacation will do you a world of good. This expression uses world in the sense of "a great deal," a usage dating from the 1400s. [Late 1800s]
See also: of, world

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ErzsiER-zheeHungarian
Zoe['zəui]
Rosana-Portuguese
IdaIE-də (English), EE-dah (German, Swedish, Danish, Dutch, Italian)English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Slovene
Kane-Irish
VarpuVAHR-pooFinnish