Gone with the Wind 598
REGAN pretend to love their father to make him give them
his land, and then treat him so cruelly that he becomes
mentally ill. Goneril finally kills Regan with poison, and
then kills herself. → see also CORDELIA, REGAN
**Gone with the Wind** /ˌgɒn wɪð ðə ˈwɪnd||ˌgɔːn-/ (1939) a
US film, based on a novel by Margaret MITCHELL, and consid-
ered to be one of the greatest romantic films ever made. It
tells the story of a beautiful, determined woman called Scar-
lett O'HARA, acted by Vivien LEIGH, who lives in Georgia
during the American CIVIL WAR. She marries Rhett BUTLER,
acted by Clark GABLE, but treats him badly. At the end of
the film she realizes that she loves him, but it is too late, and he
leaves her saying 'Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn'. One
of its most famous scenes is when the city of Atlanta is
burned down. → see colour photo on page A32
**gong** /gɒŋ||gɑːŋ, gɔːŋ/ *n* **1** a round piece of metal hanging
in a frame, which when hit with a stick gives a deep ringing
sound → see picture at PERCUSSION **2** BrE slang for MEDAL
**'Gong Show, The** a humorous US television programme
that was popular during the 1970s. People who performed on
The Gong Show tried to entertain the judges by telling jokes,
dancing, singing etc, but their performances were usually very
bad, and few of them were able to do their whole perform-
ance before one of the judges hit a GONG, to show that the
performer should stop.
**gon-na** /ˈgɒnə, əgənlˈgɑːnə, gənə/ going to: *I'm gonna get
you for that!*
Gonna is used to suggest an American English or
nonstandard British English pronunciation of **going to**. It
is pronounced and written like this only when it comes
before a verb to show the future: '*I'm gonna find her,*' he
said. Gonna would not be written or said in this sentence:
'*I'm going to Canada,*' he said.
**gon-or-rhea, -rhoea** /ˌgɒnəˈriːə||ˌgɑː-/ *n* [U] a disease of
the sex organs, passed on during sexual activity and causing a
burning feeling when urinating (URINATE) → compare SYPHI-
LIS
**gon-zo jour-nal-ism** /ˈgɒnzəʊ ˌdʒɜnəlɪzəm||ˈgɑːnzəʊ
ˌdʒɜr-/ *n* [U] AmE infml reporting, especially in newspapers,
which is considered unprofessional because it is untrue, too
emotional, or too sensational —**ist** *n*
**goo** /guː/ *n* [U] infml **1** unpleasantly sticky material: '*What's
all that goo at the bottom of this bag?*' '*The chocolate must
have melted.*' **2** derog (words which seem to express) unnatu-
rally sweet feelings; SENTIMENTALISM → see also
GOOEY **3**,goo-goo ˈga-ga AmE (used to describe or copy the
sounds a baby makes when learning to talk)
**good¹** /gʊd/ *adj* **better** /ˈbetə/, **best** /best/ **1** having quali-
ties that are very satisfactory, favourable, or worthy of
praise; of the right or desirable kind: '*Hamlet*' is a *very good
play*. | *He is a good husband/a good father/a good person to
work for*. | *Her exam results were very good*. | *She put forward
quite a good case for appointing him*. | *She received the best
medical treatment*. | *The weather remains good*. | *This watch
keeps good* (=correct) *time*. | *good news* | *a school with a good
reputation* | *Come on, give them a few hours of your time – it's
all in a good cause!* (=for a good purpose) | *It's good that we
didn't go to the park because it's started to rain*. **2** useful or
suitable (for a particular purpose): *It's a good day for a trip to
the beach*. | *a good knife for cutting vegetables* | *good advice* |
*Just because his wife doesn't like cooking, he thinks she's good
for nothing*. (=completely useless) → see also GOOD-FOR-
NOTHING **3** enjoyable; pleasant: *Did you have a good time
at the party?* | *Oh no! It's raining: I knew this weather was too
good to last*. | *It's good to see you again*. **4** [(for)] in a
satisfactory condition; not broken, damaged, decayed, or
ineffective: *You need good shoes for walking on the hills*. | *To
test eggs, put them in a bowl of water: if they float they're bad,
if they sink they're good*. | *They've fixed the car and it's as
good as new*. (=in perfect condition) | *This ticket is good*
(=can be used) *for one month*. **5** of pleasing appearance;
attractive: *She was jealous of her sister's good looks*. | *You're
looking very good – living in the country must suit
you*. **6** [(for)] useful to the health or character; BENEFICIAL: *The
water isn't good; we have to boil it before we drink it*. | *Milk is
good for you*. | *It isn't good for children to give them everything
they want*. → see also GOOD² **7** [(at)] clever or skilful; having
the ability to do something: *She's a good skier* | *He's good at
languages/good with his hands*. | *a good liar* **8** morally right;
in accordance with religious standards: *People who do good
deeds and lead a good life will go to heaven*. → see also
GOOD² **9** [(to, about)] (of a person) kind; helpful: *She's always
been very good to me*. | *I had some time off work when my
mother was ill, but the boss was very good about it*. | *It's good
of you to help*. | (in formal requests) *Would you be good enough to
close the door?* **10** (especially of a child) well-behaved: *Be
good when we visit your aunt*. | *a prize for good con-
duct* **11** [A] complete; thorough: *Take a good look at it*.
*Their team gave us a good beating*. | *She had a good
cry*. **12** safe from loss of money: *a good risk* | *a good
debt* **13** [A] used with **a)** large or fairly large in quantity,
size, or degree: *I waited a good while*. (=quite a long time) |
*We travelled a good distance*. | *I've had a good deal of* (=a lot
of) *trouble with it*. | *She feels a good deal* (=much) *better
today*. | *I've been there a good few/a good many* (=quite a
large number of) *times*. | *There's a good chance he'll be at the
meeting*. (=it is quite likely) **b)** at least or more than: *It's a
good mile away* | *We wasted a good three hours*. **14** (in
greetings): *Good morning/afternoon/evening*. **15** **all in good
time** (it will happen) at a suitable later time; be
patient **16** **as good as** almost (the same thing as): *He as
good as refused*. | *We're as good as ruined*. | *She's as good as
dead*. | (BrE) *He really shouts at her, but she gives as good as
she gets!* (=she shouts back at him) **17** **as good as gold** infml
(especially of a child) very well-behaved **18** **be as good as
one's word** to keep one's promise **19** **Good!** I'm pleased,
satisfied etc: '*I'll be back tomorrow.*' '*Good!*' **20** **good and ...**
infml very or completely: *Don't rush me; I'll do it when I'm
good and ready*. **21** **good for** likely to produce (an effect or
money): *It's not a good film, but it's good for a laugh*. | *He'll
be good for* (=will be willing to lend) *a few dollars*. **22** **good
God/gracious/grief/heavens/Lord!** (used as an expression
of surprise or other strong feeling) **23** **Good show** BrE old-fash
infml I am glad **24** **in good time** early (enough): *We must
make sure we get to the station in good time, because we've still
got to buy our tickets*. **25** **in one's own good time** infml when
one is ready, and not before **26** **it's a good thing/job** it is
fortunate: *It's a good thing you didn't tell me that bad news
last night, because I would have been too worried to sleep*. ||
(BrE) *He's gone, and a good job, too*. (=I am glad) **27** **make (it)
good** to become successful, and especially wealthy: *a boy
from a small town who made good in New York* **28** **make
good (something)**: **a)** to pay for (something lost or miss-
ing): *The loss to the company was made good by contributions
from its subsidiaries*. **b)** to put (something) into effect: *The
prisoners slipped over the wall and made good their escape*.
(=succeeded in escaping) | *He made good his promise and
returned the money*. **c)** especially BrE to repair (something that
one has damaged): *The builders agreed to make good the
whole area under the windows*. **29** **no good/not much
good/(not) any good** useless or bad: *It's no good talking to
him, because he never listens*. | *A car's not much good to me; I
can't drive*. | *The film wasn't any good*. | *Is your new doctor
any good?* **30** **too much of a good thing** something which
is usually pleasant but has become unpleasant because it has
gone on too long or become too big **31** **very good** BrE
old-fash polite of course; certainly: '*Please tell the cook to come
up.*' '*Very good, sir.*' **32** **It's good to talk.** BrE an expression
used to mean that it is good to talk to your friends and
family regularly even if you don't see them very often. This
phrase was made popular by the British actor Bob Hoskins
in a series of television advertisements for the telephone
company British Telecom. → see also BEST, BETTER, so far
so good (FAR¹), hold good (HOLD¹), for good measure
(MEASURE²), well and good (WELL¹)
**good²** *n* **1** [U] something that brings gain, advantage, or
improvement: *I go swimming for the good of my health*.
(=not for fun) | *You should drink the medicine, not because I
want you to, but for your own good*. | *It'll do you good to
have a holiday*. | *His ex-wife's presence at the wedding will do
more harm than good*. | *A long holiday would do him a
power of good/the world of good*. (=a great deal of
good) **2** [U] action or behaviour that is morally right,
worthy of praise, or in accordance with religious beliefs and
principles: *By behaving well you can be an influence for
good*. | *The company claims it has done a lot of good for the
town by providing employment*. | *There's good in her, in spite*