good enough for government work in English

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        "head": "good enough for government work"
      },
      "expansion": "good enough for government work (not comparable)",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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        {
          "kind": "topical",
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          "name": "Public administration",
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        "Synonym of close enough for government work"
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          "close enough for government work",
          "close enough for government work#English"
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        "(idiomatic) Synonym of close enough for government work"
      ],
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          "word": "close enough for government work"
        }
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        "idiomatic",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "good enough for government work"
}

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        "head": "good enough for government work"
      },
      "expansion": "good enough for government work (not comparable)",
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        "English idioms",
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        "en:Public administration"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of close enough for government work"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "close enough for government work",
          "close enough for government work#English"
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        "(idiomatic) Synonym of close enough for government work"
      ],
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          "word": "close enough for government work"
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  "word": "good enough for government work"
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"good enough for government work" meaning in English

Adjective