Goodness
91honest\ to\ goodness — • honest to goodness • honest to God adj. phr. informal Really; truly; honestly. Used to emphasize something said. When we were in Washington, we saw the President, honest to goodness. Honest to goodness, Jane, I think you are the messiest girl… …
92honest-to-goodness — • honest to goodness • honest to God adj. phr. informal Real; genuine. Used for emphasis. She served him honest to goodness deep dish apple pie. It was the first honest to goodness baseball game he d seen since going abroad …
93thank goodness — thank God (or thank goodness, thank heavens, etc) An expression of relief • • • Main Entry: ↑thank * * * thank goodness (or God or heavens) an expression of relief thank goodness no one was badly injured …
94for goodness sake — phrase used for showing that you are annoyed, impatient, worried, or surprised Sit down and be quiet, for goodness sake! Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing when you are annoyed or angrysynonym interjections of surprise and shocksynonym Main entry:… …
95honest to goodness — or[honest to God] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Really; truly; honestly. Used to emphasize something said. * /When we were in Washington, we saw the President, honest to goodness./ * / Honest to goodness, Jane, I think you are the messiest girl in the… …
96bonest-to-goodness — or[honest to God] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Real; genuine. Used for emphasis. * /She served him honest to goodness deep dish apple pie./ * /It was the first honest to goodness baseball game he d seen since going abroad./ …
97honest to goodness — or[honest to God] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Really; truly; honestly. Used to emphasize something said. * /When we were in Washington, we saw the President, honest to goodness./ * / Honest to goodness, Jane, I think you are the messiest girl in the… …
98bonest-to-goodness — or[honest to God] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Real; genuine. Used for emphasis. * /She served him honest to goodness deep dish apple pie./ * /It was the first honest to goodness baseball game he d seen since going abroad./ …
99my goodness — interjection Used to express surprise, shock, or amazement. Also as oh my goodness . My goodness, what a loud noise! …
100honest-to-goodness — adj [only before noun] simple and good ▪ plain honest to goodness home cooking …
