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
Moe (2)mo-eJapanese
Absolonab-so-LAWNFrench
Aladin[ə'lædin]
Jian-Chinese
Benson['bensn]
Haydar-Turkish