Idiom
good enough for government work
Meaning
Synonym of close enough for government work.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The repair is good enough for government work.”
“I did not finish the report perfectly, but it is good enough for government work.”
“Although the final draft lacked the polish he originally intended, he decided it was good enough for government work and submitted it before the deadline.”
Examples
simple
“The repair is good enough for government work.”
contextual
“I did not finish the report perfectly, but it is good enough for government work.”
complex
“Although the final draft lacked the polish he originally intended, he decided it was good enough for government work and submitted it before the deadline.”
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