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Definition of honest-to-goodness in English: honest-to-goodnessadjective attributive Plain, genuine, and straightforward. 朴实的，真正的，坦率的 an honest-to-goodness family holiday in the sun 一个真正的享受阳光的全家度假。 Example sentencesExamples - In the early 90s, they had their share of UK top 40 singles but no honest-to-goodness hits.
- Pragmatism and honest-to-goodness hard work can benefit us all.
- Three officers arrived within minutes, eager to solve the first case of honest-to-goodness crime in our 60-year-old cul-de-sac's history.
- The momentary pause as their poor brains struggled to cope with the concept of an actual honest-to-goodness biker being in the room gave me just enough time to beat a hasty retreat.
- The first statement is an honest-to-goodness lie, the last a half truth.
- He estimates that ‘an honest-to-goodness clean-up of the corporate sector would entail the loss of two to three million jobs.’
- Established in 1929, the hotel has recently undergone a facelift, but still maintains the character of a place where locals have always gathered to catch up with each other and, of course, listen to some honest-to-goodness country music.
- More often than not, these men are not interested in taking me home to their families, introducing me to their friends or pursuing honest-to-goodness relationships.
- It's also nice to meet a promotions director who acts like an honest-to-goodness human being rather than an annoying sales representative.
- The informant may even be an honest-to-goodness patriot.
- Socialism and anti-racism are ideas; greed and inequality are just plain, honest-to-goodness facts of life.
- Well, first I dreamt that I lived on the second or third floor of the building, and I was looking out the window and saw that my neighbours were having an honest-to-goodness orgy.
- Should a landlord refuse payment from a tenant if the money wasn't earned through honest-to-goodness hard work?
- The film's biggest dose of reality (and arguably its biggest draw) comes from the live, honest-to-goodness sharks that surrounded Travis and Ryan for two days during shooting.
- None of them needs any last-minute fiddling about with: they are just simple, earthy, honest-to-goodness dishes that will hopefully bring a smile to your face.
- I just got back from a visit to a barber, one of the honest-to-goodness kinds that I haven't been to in years.
- The storyline is genuinely engaging, an honest-to-goodness mystery.
- These last four episodes finally deliver emotional depth and honest-to-goodness conflict, which sets up even deeper (or more melodramatic, based on your viewpoint) reactions in the viewer.
- Well, as you read about a couple days ago, I'm a real, honest-to-goodness New Yorker.
Synonyms morally correct, upright, honourable, moral, ethical, principled, righteous, right-minded, respectable genuine, real, authentic, actual, true
Definition of honest-to-goodness in US English: honest-to-goodnessadjectiveˈˌɑnəst tə ˈɡʊdnəs attributive Genuine and straightforward. 朴实的，真正的，坦率的 an honest-to-goodness family vacation in the sun 一个真正的享受阳光的全家度假。 Example sentencesExamples - None of them needs any last-minute fiddling about with: they are just simple, earthy, honest-to-goodness dishes that will hopefully bring a smile to your face.
- Socialism and anti-racism are ideas; greed and inequality are just plain, honest-to-goodness facts of life.
- Should a landlord refuse payment from a tenant if the money wasn't earned through honest-to-goodness hard work?
- Well, first I dreamt that I lived on the second or third floor of the building, and I was looking out the window and saw that my neighbours were having an honest-to-goodness orgy.
- In the early 90s, they had their share of UK top 40 singles but no honest-to-goodness hits.
- The storyline is genuinely engaging, an honest-to-goodness mystery.
- The informant may even be an honest-to-goodness patriot.
- Three officers arrived within minutes, eager to solve the first case of honest-to-goodness crime in our 60-year-old cul-de-sac's history.
- More often than not, these men are not interested in taking me home to their families, introducing me to their friends or pursuing honest-to-goodness relationships.
- He estimates that ‘an honest-to-goodness clean-up of the corporate sector would entail the loss of two to three million jobs.’
- Well, as you read about a couple days ago, I'm a real, honest-to-goodness New Yorker.
- Established in 1929, the hotel has recently undergone a facelift, but still maintains the character of a place where locals have always gathered to catch up with each other and, of course, listen to some honest-to-goodness country music.
- These last four episodes finally deliver emotional depth and honest-to-goodness conflict, which sets up even deeper (or more melodramatic, based on your viewpoint) reactions in the viewer.
- The momentary pause as their poor brains struggled to cope with the concept of an actual honest-to-goodness biker being in the room gave me just enough time to beat a hasty retreat.
- The film's biggest dose of reality (and arguably its biggest draw) comes from the live, honest-to-goodness sharks that surrounded Travis and Ryan for two days during shooting.
- I just got back from a visit to a barber, one of the honest-to-goodness kinds that I haven't been to in years.
- It's also nice to meet a promotions director who acts like an honest-to-goodness human being rather than an annoying sales representative.
- Pragmatism and honest-to-goodness hard work can benefit us all.
- The first statement is an honest-to-goodness lie, the last a half truth.
Synonyms morally correct, upright, honourable, moral, ethical, principled, righteous, right-minded, respectable genuine, real, authentic, actual, true
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