GOOD FOR YOU

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does good for you mean? 

• GOOD FOR YOU (adjective)
  The adjective GOOD FOR YOU has 1 sense:

1. promoting health; healthful

  Familiarity information: GOOD FOR YOU used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GOOD FOR YOU (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Promoting health; healthful

Synonyms:

good for you; healthy; salubrious

Context example:

carrots are good for you

Similar:

wholesome (conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being)

 Context examples 

“By the powers, Tom Morgan, it's as good for you!” exclaimed the landlord.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

There is no good for you to do.’

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

You are sure to get invitations, and you would be wise to accept—getting out will be good for you.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

“May God damn your soul to hell, Wolf Larsen, only hell’s too good for you, you coward, you murderer, you pig!” was his opening salutation.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

The idea that chocolate might be good for you stems from studies of the Kuna Indians, who live on islands off the coast of Panama.

(Can Chocolate Really Be Good for You?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Good for you, Mac!

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Life is good for you, dear Libra—celebrate the incoming New Year.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

All that I discussed at the start of your report will be energized at eclipse-time—you may make a new friend that changes the course of your life and who proves to be very good for you.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)