English Dictionary

good egg

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɡʊd ɛɡ/

名詞

イギリス英語 アメリカ英語 慣用表現

(Britain, US, idiomatic) A good person, someone to be trusted; a friend.

日本語の意味

信頼できる人、信用のおける友人 / 性格が良く、親しみやすい人

Even though he's quiet, Tom is a good egg who always helps his neighbors.

物静かだけれど、トムはいつも近所の人を助ける信頼できる人だ。

意味（1）

(Britain, US, idiomatic) A good person, someone to be trusted; a friend.

The chemist and the bacteriologist gave him the third degree and, like most criminals, it was found difficult to tell just when a good egg began to be bad, and it appeared that it depended largely on how he was handled, especially in his youth, […]

good eggs （ plural ）