thank goodness



thank goodness

(spoken)
I am pleased or happy thank heavens My husband cleans the barn every day, thank goodness.
Usage notes: often used instead of the more offensive idiom thank God
Related vocabulary: thank God
See also: goodness, thank

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nymphodora-Ancient Greek
Arrow['ærəu]
Agapios-Greek, Ancient Greek
Bilyana-Bulgarian
GraceGRAYSEnglish
Aldis['ɔ:ldis]