Good shout
Informal Polite
What it really means
Means "good idea" or "good suggestion". "Shout" here means a suggestion: "any shouts for dinner?" = any suggestions?
Chinese explanation
意思是"好主意、好建议"。这里的 shout 指提议：any shouts for dinner?（晚饭有什么提议？）。
Example conversation
A: Shall we book the tickets now before prices go up?
B: Good shout. Let's do it tonight.
A：趁涨价前我们现在就把票订了吧？
B：好主意。今晚就订。
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