Idiom
a good deal
Meaning
Very much; to a great extent; a lot; lots.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I like this movie a good deal.”
“She practiced her presentation a good deal before the meeting to make sure she was ready.”
“The new policy changed the company culture a good deal, leading to many heated debates among the senior staff members.”
Examples
simple
“I like this movie a good deal.”
contextual
“She practiced her presentation a good deal before the meeting to make sure she was ready.”
complex
“The new policy changed the company culture a good deal, leading to many heated debates among the senior staff members.”
Origin
Derived from the noun deal, denoting a division, portion, or share. The construction follows the pattern of a great deal.
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