the great and the good

the great and the good

1. (UK, often humorous or ironic) Worthy, distinguished or important people, especially when gathered together.

• “the great and the good”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “the great and the good”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “the great and the good” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “the great and the good” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.