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
Bohumil	-	Czech, Slovak
Gittel	-	Yiddish
Domhnall	DO-nahl	Scottish, Irish
Aristodemos	-	Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Moira	MOI-ra	Irish, Scottish, English
Rembrandt	REM-brahnt	Dutch