Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
adj
Adequate; acceptable as government work, imperfect but not worth the time nor effort of improving.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, derogatory, humorous, idiomatic, not-comparable
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adj
Acceptable; equivalent to government work, neither worse nor better.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, humorous, idiomatic, not-comparable
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History
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