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
Casey	['keisi]
Enok	E-nok (Swedish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Ditte	-	Danish
Keefe	KEEF	Irish, English (Rare)
Aneirin	-	Welsh
Ioseph	-	Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin