good and proper
Done exactly right
Good and proper is an emphatic phrase meaning thoroughly, completely, or as something should be done.
The two adjectives reinforce each other: They beat us good and proper.
The expression often describes decisive defeats, thorough corrections, or actions carried out fully: The mechanic fixed it good and proper this time.
More common in British English.
- rightMorally proper or entitled
- thoroughlyIn complete detail
- completelyTo the fullest extent
- fullyTo the complete extent
- through and throughEntirely, in all respects
clean · correct · absolutely · befitting · soundly · duly · fair and square · decency · well and truly · once and for all · virtue · integrity · straight and narrow · perfectly · fairness · honesty · above board · legitimacy
good and properhalfway
At the midpoint
half-hearted · incomplete · partial · half-baked · cursory
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