{"id":6954,"date":"2023-07-20T07:44:19","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T07:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/explore\/?p=6954"},"modified":"2023-07-20T07:44:19","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T07:44:19","slug":"goody-two-shoes-idiom-meaning-with-example","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/explore\/idioms\/goody-two-shoes-idiom-meaning-with-example\/","title":{"rendered":"Goody Two Shoes Idiom Meaning, Examples, Synonyms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The idiom &#8220;Goody Two Shoes&#8221; refers to a person who is excessively or pretentiously virtuous, self-righteous, or morally upright. It is often used to describe someone who appears to be overly good, moral, or righteous, to the point of being insincere or annoying. The term is typically used in a somewhat derogatory or mocking manner to criticize someone&#8217;s behaviour, especially when it seems to be an exaggerated display of goodness or moral superiority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"usage-with-examples\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Usage with Examples<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s used by people from various backgrounds and professions when discussing characters, behaviours, or situations where someone is seen as excessively moral or virtuous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;John is always volunteering and helping others. Sometimes I feel like he&#8217;s just trying to be a Goody Two Shoes.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;My coworker acts like a Goody Two Shoes in front of the boss, but I know he&#8217;s not as saintly as he pretends to be.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;She never takes any risks or does anything adventurous. She&#8217;s such a Goody Two Shoes.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background\"><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/blog\/idioms-with-examples\/\"><strong>Useful Idioms with Examples, Sentences and Meanings<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"synonyms-and-similar-words-to-goody-two-shoes\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Synonyms and Similar Words to Goody Two Shoes\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mentioned below are some synonyms and related words for the goody two-shoe idiom:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Holier-than-thou<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sanctimonious<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Self-righteous<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prig<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pious<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Smug<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hypocritical<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pharisaical<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Moralistic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Virtue-signalling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"goody-two-shoes-idiom-quiz\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Goody Two Shoes Idiom Quiz<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The teacher always follows the rules and never allows any fun in the classroom. She&#8217;s such a ___________.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a) Goody Two Shoes <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b) Prig <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c) Laid-back <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d) Chill<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Answer: (A)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background\"><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/blog\/idioms-for-ielts\/\"><strong>Idioms for IELTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was all about the idiom goody two shoes meaning and examples. Hope you understood the concept where it\u2019s used. For more such blogs, follow <a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/\"><strong>Leverage Edu<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The idiom &#8220;Goody Two Shoes&#8221; refers to a person who is excessively or pretentiously virtuous, self-righteous, or morally&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":6960,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,15],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6954","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-idioms","8":"category-learn-english"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Goody Two Shoes Idiom Meaning, Examples, Synonyms - Leverage Edu Explore<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Get to know about goody two shoes meaning, examples, synonyms, quizzes and much more.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/explore\/idioms\/goody-two-shoes-idiom-meaning-with-example\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Goody Two Shoes Idiom Meaning, Examples, Synonyms\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Get to know about goody two shoes meaning, examples, synonyms, quizzes and much more.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/explore\/idioms\/goody-two-shoes-idiom-meaning-with-example\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Leverage Edu Explore\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-07-20T07:44:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blogassets.leverageedu.com\/media\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/21065100\/bent-out-of-shape-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Digvijay Singh\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Digvijay Singh\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Goody Two Shoes Idiom Meaning, Examples, Synonyms - 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