good grief!

good grief!
Good grief!
Inf. an exclamation of surprise, shock, or amazement. •

Alice: Good grief! I'm late! Mary: That clock's fast. You're probably okay on time.

Bill: There are seven newborn kittens under the sofa! Jane: 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(2).

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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