good egg

Example Sentences

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“Okay, dead people, let’s get this over with. Edward Ashton, are you there? Your widow needs your blessing to remarry. Be a good egg and speak up. We’ll wait.”

From Literature

“Visiting the poor? Say, that’s admirable. This Lady Constance must be a good egg, as rich ladies go.”

From Literature

“He seemed to be just looking for a good egg,” says Vinny.

From Literature

I work with some pretty decent, good eggs.

From Los Angeles Times

“People will often say to me ‘he is such a good egg’ and they will want to give me character references,” she explains.

From BBC