"good as gold" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-good as gold.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: In the sense of high and enduring value, with literal origins in trade (currency exchange and barter), where any given currency or commodity may be worth as much as gold or hyperbolically described as such. Etymology templates: {{l|en|currency exchange}} currency exchange, {{l|en|barter#Noun}} barter, {{l|en|gold#Noun}} gold, {{l|en|hyperbole#Noun|hyperbolically}} hyperbolically Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} good as gold (not comparable)
  1. (of an asset, especially New Zealand) Of high and enduring value. Tags: New-Zealand, especially, not-comparable Synonyms: goldlike
    Sense id: en-good_as_gold-en-adj-5pOcchk- Categories (other): New Zealand English
  2. (especially UK, of a person, simile) Very well-behaved (especially of a child); very good-hearted (especially of an adult). Tags: UK, especially, not-comparable Translations (well-behaved): kiltti kuin lammas (Finnish), sage comme une image (French), kreuzbrav (German), dobrze wychowany (Polish)
    Sense id: en-good_as_gold-en-adj-ZPIi0QzA Categories (other): British English, English similes, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English links with manual fragments, English similes, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 31 69 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 43 57 Disambiguation of English similes: 10 90 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 32 68 Disambiguation of 'well-behaved': 4 96

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