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
Willy	WIL-ee (English), VI-lee (German), WIL-lee (Dutch), VIL-lee (Dutch)	English, German, Dutch
Budi	BOO-dee	Indonesian
Tandy	['tændi]
Klaas	KLAH:S	Dutch, Low German
Kielo	KEE-e-lo	Finnish
Jaiden	JAY-dən	English (Modern)