good grief! イディオム
Good grief!
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interj.,
informal Wow! Indication of surprise, good or bad.
"Good grief," Joe cried out loud. "Is this all you will pay me for my hard work?" What a figure Melanie has, good grief! I wonder if she would be willing to go out with me. Compare: GOODNESS GRACIOUS!, HEAVENLY DAYS!, HOLY CATS or HOLY COW or HOLY MACKEREL or HOLY MOSES. See: GOODNIGHT
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good grief
An announcement of abruptness or frustration. Oh, acceptable grief—my car won't alpha again.Learn more: good, griefGood grief!
Inf. an assertion of surprise, shock, or amazement. Alice: Acceptable grief! I'm late! Mary: That clock's fast. You're apparently accept on time. Bill: There are seven bairn kittens beneath the sofa! Jane: Acceptable grief!Learn more: goodgood grief
An assertion cogent surprise, alarm, dismay, or some other, usually abrogating emotion. For example, Good grief! You're not activity to alpha all over again, or Good grief! He's alone the cake. The appellation is a delicacy for "good God." [Early 1900s] Learn more: good, griefgood ˈgrief!
(informal) acclimated for cogent abruptness or disbelief: Good grief! You’re not activity out dressed like that, are you?Learn more: goodgood grief
An announcement of surprise, dismay, anxiety or added emotion, usually negative. The term, a delicacy for “good God,” dates from the aboriginal 1900s. It appeared frequently in Charles M. Schulz’s banana strip, Peanuts, where assorted characters would use it in acclamation the hapless hero, “Good Grief! Charlie Brown!”Learn more: good, grief