good news and bad news Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

bad news

troublemaker, someone who causes problems Don't hire him. Everybody says he's bad news.

break the news

tell some information first He is planning to break the news to her about his transfer tomorrow.

keep up with the news

keep informed He reads the newspaper every morning in order to keep up with the news.

no news is good news

if there is no news there is still a chance of good news The doctor hasn't phoned. No news is good news.

Bad news travels fast.

People tend to circulate bad news (accidents, illness etc.) very quickly.

No news is good news.

If the news was bad, we would hear of it. Since we have heard nothing, we can assume that all is well.

bad news|news

n., slang An event, thing, or person which is disagreeable or an unpleasant surprise. What's the new professor like? He's all bad news to me.

newshawk

n. A newspaper reporter. There are always a lot of newshawks following the president.

news

news
see bad news; break the news; no news is good news.

good account and bad news

cliché Both an aspect or aftereffect that is actual absolute or beneficial, as able-bodied as addition aspect or aftereffect that is adverse or detrimental. Usually acclimated back the bad account overshadows the good. A: "How did your affair with the adjudicator go?" B: "Well, there's acceptable account and bad news. The acceptable account is he's agreed to adjourn the trial. The bad account is he's throwing out the affirmation we ahead submitted." Our annual sales letters are in. Acceptable account and bad news. Revenue is up a little bit, but our operating costs accept gone up a lot as well.Learn more: and, bad, good, news

bad news/good news

Also, good news/bad news. This byword and its about-face are about acclimated to accomplish an advertisement of both abortive and favorable circumstances. The “good news” about mitigates the “bad news,” as in “You got a D-minus on the algebraic analysis but an A on your English essay.” A avant-garde usage, it is generally begin in headlines, such as “Sports Redux: Acceptable News, Bad News,” advertisement a baseball bold in which the Red Sox led in runs but their bullpen again accustomed the Rays abundant runs to win. Similarly, a New York Times column by Thomas L. Friedman remarked on the arrest of eleven Russian sleeper agents: “. . . this is absolutely a acceptable news/bad account story. The acceptable account is that addition still wants to spy on us. The bad account is that it’s the Russians” (July 14, 2010).Learn more: bad, good, news

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new leaf new one new woman new wrinkle Newcastle news next nice nicety nick nickel-and-dime good head on one's shoulders, have a good head on one's shoulders, to have a Good heavens! good in bed good intentions pave the road to hell good job good job! good Joe good life, the good looker good lookin' out good Lord good luck good luck to (someone) good luck to somebody good luck with (something) Good luck! good many good many, a good men are scarce good money good money after bad good morning good nature good news good news and bad news good night good off good offices good oil good old boy good old days good old days, the good ole boy good omen good on (someone) good on you good on you! good press good question good question! good riddance good riddance (to bad rubbish) good riddance to bad rubbish good Samaritan good scout, a good seed makes a good crop good show! good sort good sport good talk