I don’t want to get all serious about a comic strip, but … it’s not “bode well,” it’s “augur well” or “look good.” Bode is related to foreboding & has to refer to bad things. It’s not possible for anything to bode well because “well” is a good thing.
I don’t want to get all serious about a comic strip, but … it’s not “bode well,” it’s “augur well” or “look good.” Bode is related to foreboding & has to refer to bad things. It’s not possible for anything to bode well because “well” is a good thing.