the great and the good

English

Noun

the great and the good

(UK, often humorous or ironic) Worthy, distinguished or important people, especially when gathered together.

Translations

Translations

Finnish: herrat pl
Polish: wielcy i wspaniali, ważni

Further reading

“the great and the good”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
“the great and the good”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“the great and the good” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
“the great and the good” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.

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