jolly good
old-fashionedDefinition
› used to express approval of something that someone has said or done, or to show that you have heard or understood what someone has said: "I've left all the papers you need on your desk." "Oh, jolly good."Words and phrases expressing agreement and acceptance
(Definition of jolly good from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- isn't it/aren't they just? idiom
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