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Note:
The expression does not fully correlate in meaning with
the phrase truly yours—(also: very truly yours) = yours truly 2:
The letter was addressed to “Mr. Warri,” and was signed
“Truly yours, Frank F. Wood.”
you’re a good man, Charlie Brown • you’re a good
one
you’re a good man, Charlie Brown —(U.S.) used as a com-
pliment: Upon hearing the news, Logan slapped Xavier on
the back and said, “You’re a good man, Charlie Brown.”
you’re a good one —
1
. = you’re a good man, Charlie Brown:
You are a good one, David, and I have appreciated our asso-
ciation over these past years in the Senate. 2. is used ironically
to express displeasure, etc.: She looked at him angrily. “You
are a good one to talk, Nicholas!”
Z
zero hour • zero time
zero hour —
1
. (Military) the exact time at which operations
are to begin: Zero hour for the bombers to take off was mid-
night. 2. a crucial moment; critical time: On the day of the
championship game, as the zero hour came near, the players
grew nervous.
zero time —(also: time zero) the time set as a fixed point of
departure in computation: Stoddart measured the extension
of the leaf from a zero time defined as the start of the light
period 24 days after sowing.
Note:
Neither expression correlates in meaning with the phrase
zero day—used of information obtained or discovered before it
is publicly available: It’s a good idea for [computer] security
vendors to collect zero-day information so they can provide
preemptive protection capabilities to their products.
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