fine and dandy — (UK) If thing s are fine and dandy, then everything is going well … The small dictionary of idiomes
fine and dandy — mod. nice; good; well. (Often sarcastic.) □ Well, that’s just fine and dandy. Couldn’t be better. □ I feel fine and dandy, and I’m going to have a good time here … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
fine and dandy — (UK) If thing s are fine and dandy, then everything is going well. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Fine and Dandy (song) — Fine and Dandy is a popular song.The music was written by Kay Swift, the lyrics by Paul James (pseudonym for James Paul Warburg). The song was published in 1930.The song was introduced in the musical of the same name in 1930, and has since become … Wikipedia
fine and dandy — Synonyms and related words: OK, ace high, bad, bang up, bonzer, boss, bully, but good, cool, corking, crackerjack, dandy, delicious, ducky, fab, gear, great, groovy, heavy, hot, hunky dory, jam up, just dandy, keen, marvy, mean, neat, nifty,… … Moby Thesaurus
fine and dandy — Cockney Rhyming Slang Brandy A small drop of fine would suit me … English dialects glossary
fine and dandy — Excellent … A concise dictionary of English slang
dandy — Synonyms and related words: Beau Brummel, OK, ace, ace high, arbiter of fashion, bad, bang up, beau, beaut, blade, blood, bonzer, boss, boulevardier, buck, bully, but good, capital, clotheshorse, clubman, clubwoman, conceited, cool, corker,… … Moby Thesaurus
dandy — I. /ˈdændi / (say dandee) noun (plural dandies) 1. a man who is excessively concerned about clothes and appearance; fop. 2. Colloquial something very fine or first rate. 3. Nautical a yawl with a jigger mast aft on which a mizzen lugsail is set.… …
dandy — dan|dy1 [ˈdændi] n plural dandies old fashioned [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Perhaps from Dandy, a form of the name Andrew] a man who spends a lot of time and money on his clothes and appearance dandy 2 dandy2 adj especially AmE very good often used … Dictionary of contemporary English