Take the tour ×  Is anyone aware of a rule behind which nouns
can be combined with a preceding "a good" to become an
adjectival phrase. For example "He's a good shot" meaning he has
good aim. How many more examples of this construction can EL&U
think of?  share|improve this question should not be closed,
imo: it seeks to explore a common figure of speech, not to
mention that I just spent 40 minutes writing an answer :-) – 
Pete Wilson Apr 12 '11 at 18:19 I also don't really understand
why this was closed. It was a genuine question and I got a good
answer. –  trideceth12 Apr 13 '11 at 1:07 add comment  closed as
not a real question by Robusto, Ed Guiness, kiamlaluno, JSBձոգչ,
RegDwigнt Apr 12 '11 at 18:06   4 Answers  up vote 1 down vote
accepted  Disclaimer: Most of this is rambling and thinking in
type.  The over-arching principle here is a transformation from:
He shoots well   He is a good shot  Obviously these variations
don't work well:  He is a shot  He is a good run  The problem
with "run" seems to be