good egg

"Anthony is an all-round good egg and I'm delighted for him."

A former high school teacher and assistant football coach, the guy’s a good egg.

It isn't too much to ask when it comes to showing someone that you care, or when whisking a few good eggs into what could become the best part of your day.

But in her view, he's not wrong to suspect that being a good egg has not been great for his career.

They reassure her that he was “a salty dog but a good egg,” adding, “What you saw was what you got.”