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clean bill of health

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a clean bill of health
if you give someone or something a clean bill of health, you examine them and state that they are healthy, in good condition, or legal. John will have to stay at home until the doctors give him a clean bill of health. Of 30 countries inspected for airline safety only 17 received a clean bill of health.
See also: bill, clean, health
a clean bill of health
1. news that an organization is operating correctly. The airline received a clean bill of health from federal investigators.
2. news that you are healthy or well. Johnson was given a clean bill of health by his doctors earlier this month.
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of a clean bill of health (= a statement from a health official that all the people working on a ship are in good health)
See also: bill, clean, health
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"I know he's asking an awful price," I interrupted, "and atop of it he wants an extra thousand for what he calls your clean bill of health.
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