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deliver the goods

de·liv·er the good
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dih-liv-er stressed th ee goo d]
    • /dɪˈlɪv ər stressed ði gʊd/
    • /dɪˈlɪvə(r) ðə ɡʊdz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-liv-er stressed th ee goo d]
    • /dɪˈlɪv ər stressed ði gʊd/

Definitions of deliver the goods words

  • noun deliver the goods to produce or perform something promised or expected 3
  • noun deliver the goods to do or produce the thing required 3
  • verb deliver the goods (Idiomatic) INF To keep one's promises. 0

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Parts of speech for Deliver the goods

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

deliver the goods popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for deliver the goods

verb deliver the goods

  • accomplish — If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing it.
  • avail — If you avail yourself of an offer or an opportunity, you accept the offer or make use of the opportunity.
  • come through — To come through a dangerous or difficult situation means to survive it and recover from it.
  • make the cut — to better or equal the required score after two rounds in a strokeplay tournament, thus avoiding elimination from the final two rounds
  • prevail — to be widespread or current; exist everywhere or generally: Silence prevailed along the funeral route.

Antonyms for deliver the goods

verb deliver the goods

  • destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
  • create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
  • ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
  • avoid — If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
  • discontinue — to put an end to; stop; terminate: to discontinue nuclear testing.

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