gos Idiom
by gosh
what an experience, this is interesting, by golly Well, by gosh! This is my first look at Niagara Falls!
by guess or by gosh
any way that is possible, by chance How did I learn to speak French? By guess or by gosh, that's how.
for gosh sake
for god's sake for goodness sake For gosh sake! Where did you get that monstrous hat?
gosh
oh, gee, golly, wow Gosh! I didn't know you had a twin sister!
gosh darn (gol darn)
frustrating, darn, friggin Where is that gosh-darn pen? Who took my pen?
gospel truth
(See the gospel truth)
oh my gosh
oh no, oh dear, darn, rats Oh my gosh! I've lost my keys!
the gospel truth
the real truth, as true as the gospel I opened the package to count the cookies - that's the gospel truth!
gone goose|go|gone|gone gosling|goose|gosling
n.,
slang A person for whom there is no hope.
Herbert's grades have been so low that he is a gone goose for the year. The man was a gone gosling when a policeman caught him breaking the store window.
take as gospel
take as gospel Also,
take for gospel. Believe absolutely, regard as true, as in
We took every word of his as gospel, but in fact he was often mistaken. This idiom, first recorded in 1496, uses
gospel in the sense of the absolute truth. Also see
gospel truth.
take for gospel
take for gospel see
take as gospel.