good for what ails you



good for what ails you

Rur. able to cure any problem or illness. (Usually used to describe food or liquor.) Have a sip of this whiskey. It's good for what ails you. Sally's beef broth is good for what ails you.
See also: good

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Efrosynief-ro-SEE-neeGreek
Anastazija-Croatian, Slovene
Franko-Croatian
LuisaLWEE-sah (Spanish), LWEE-zah (Italian)Spanish, Italian
Libor-Czech
ElmaEL-mah (German)Dutch, German