HSS  +  188415 Wed, 25 Jan 06 01:16 AM You may say, "I'm good to go," when you are ready to go. Would you use this construction "be good to" with "good" meaning ready with verbs other than "go"? Hiro/ Sendai, Japan HSS Joined on Wed, Nov 16 2005 Sendai, Japan Regular Member 681 JH7JHH, First Class ham radio operator. N9COW in the US. Verbs, Constructions

	Clive  +  188472 Wed, 25 Jan 06 05:53 AM Hi, You may say, "I'm ," when you are ready to go. Would you use this construction "be good to" with "good" meaning ready with verbs other than "go"? I can't think of an example of such a use. Good to go is a fixed expression, which I believe originated with the NASA flight control people, who used it to mean the rocket was ready to launch. Do you know the expression hot to trot, which is somewhat similar? Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,575 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Verbs, Constructions

	HSS  +  188554 Wed, 25 Jan 06 12:09 PM Hi, Clive. Nope, I didn't know the expression. Do you say, "I'm hot to trot," meaning you are ready to do something? Hiro/ Sendai, Japan HSS

	Clive  +  188747 Wed, 25 Jan 06 10:12 PM Hi,  Do you say, "I'm hot to trot," meaning you are ready to do something? It's not really something I think that young people would say much. Nor do I say it very often. On the other hand, google returns a reasonable number of hits. It's something one tends to say of a third person, rather than oneself. I'd guess that it comes from the world of racing horses (trotting). I think it may also have a vaguely sexual connotation (hot), at least in certain contexts.  Best wishes, Clive Clive