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gold plateUsed other than as an idiom. a plate made of, or coloured goldRate it:
gold platea thin layer of gold applied to the surface of an object, often by an electrolytic methodRate it:
gold plateto apply gold plate to an object, to plate with goldRate it:
gold plateto incorporate costly or otherwise excessive features or refinements unnecessarily, to over engineerRate it:
gold plateto embellish, to extend beyond its intended scope, especially so as to become stifling, or rigid and inflexibleRate it:
gold standardA monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold.Rate it:
gold standardA test or measure of comparison that is considered ultimate or ideal.Rate it:
gold ticketThe key to something amazingRate it:
golden anniversarymarried 50 yearsRate it:
golden babyA baby born after a rainbow babyRate it:
golden duckThe score of zero runs after getting out on the first ball faced.Rate it:
golden gooseSomething that generates much profit or gives great advantages.Rate it:
golden handcuffsAny arrangement or agreement designed to provide extremely favorable benefits or pay, so as to discourage participant from wanting to leave, especially to retain a choice employee.Rate it:
golden handshakeA generous severance payment, especially as an inducement to leave employment.Rate it:
golden helloA payment offered to an employee as an inducement to join, especially if currently working for a competitor.Rate it:
golden opportunityIdeal moment to do something.Rate it:
golden parachuteAn agreement between a company and an employee, usually an executive, specifying that the employee will receive certain significant benefits if employment is terminated.Rate it:
golden ruleA fundamental rule or principle.Rate it:
golden ruleThe principle that one should treat other people in the manner in which one would want to be treated by them.Rate it:
golden showerThe flowering plant Cassia fistulaRate it:
golden showerThe act of a person urinating on another, usually for sexual stimulation of one or both persons.Rate it:
golden syruplight treacleRate it:
golden ticketA philosophy that a quick fix can be achieved.Rate it:
golden ticketA qualification, person or thing that can provide lucrative opportunities.Rate it:
golden touchAn ability to be successful at anything endeavored.Rate it:
golden yearsOld age, especially the years after one has retired from employment.Rate it:
golden yearsThe period during which someone or something flourishes.Rate it:
golf widowA woman who is deprived of her husband's time and attention due to his regular absence in order to play golf.Rate it:
Gone Bananas!Someone has 'Lost It', 'Gone Nuts', 'Gone CrazyRate it:
gone bodminLocal to Cornish language They have gone crazy . Been taken to the large mental hospital that was based in Bodmin Cornwall UkRate it:
Gone FishinHumorous 'Door-Sign' on Front Door of Temporarily 'Closed' Store, Business Place, Service StationRate it:
gone like hotcakesWent very quickly.Rate it:
gone north aboutDead, of sailor or seaman whose cause of death was anything except by drowning.Rate it:
gone north aboutDead.Rate it:
gone nutsgoing crazy, basically the same thing as: "Go Bananas" "Gone Wild"Rate it:
Gone to PotGet wrecked, to become worse and impairedRate it:
gone to the badsoured, spoiled, turned rottenRate it:
gone to the dogsTo have fallen into disrepair or ruin; to have been stagnant or depreciated.Rate it:
gone with the winddeadRate it:
gong showAn event that was a disaster, often in a way that is fun or memorable. (e.g. "Last night, we all went drinking, and the whole thing turned into a total gong show.") Or, an initially serious event that went completely out of control (e.g. "That biology class was a gong show")Rate it:
gongoozleTo leisurely watch the passage of boats, from the bank of a canal, lock or bridge.Rate it:
gongoozleTo observe things idly.Rate it:
good afternoonA greeting said when meeting somebody in the afternoon.Rate it:
good andVery; exceptionally; utterly.Rate it:
good as goldwell behavedRate it:
good as one's wordFaithful to a promise one has made.Rate it:
good black don't crackAlternative form of black don't crackRate it:
good booksFavorable regard; personal approval; kindly treatment.Rate it:
good dayA somewhat formal greeting generally used between sunrise and sunset.Rate it:
good dayA dismissal; sometimes used to express annoyance.Rate it:

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