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

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Mpho	-	Southern African, Tswana
Nabouchodonosor	-	Biblical Greek
Danya (1)	-	Hebrew
Ylva	-	Swedish, Norwegian
Scarlet	SKAHR-lət	English (Modern)
BjÖRg	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic