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
Goldstein['gəuldsti:n]
RÁHel-Hungarian
Doubravka-Czech
CooperKOOP-ər, KUWP-ərEnglish
Wu-Chinese
Olufunmilola-Western African, Yoruba