- thank God/heavens
- ► thank goodness (or God or heavens) an expression of relief.Main Entry: ↑thank
English terms dictionary. 2015.
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thank God (for something) — thank ˈGod/ˈgoodness/ˈheaven(s) (for sth) idiom used to say that you are pleased about sth • Thank God you re safe! • ‘Thank goodness for that!’ she said with a sigh of relief. • Thanks heavens I ve found my keys. … Useful english dictionary
thank God/goodness/heavens/the Lord — thank God/goodness/heaven(s)/the Lord used to express happiness or relief that something did or did not happen Thank God you got here when you did. Thank goodness it turned out to be a false alarm. • • • Main Entry: ↑thank … Useful english dictionary
thank God — be pleased or happy. Thank God no one was in the way or on the sidewalk when the bus went out of control. Thank God for John Hopkins he has been a friend when my family needed friends. Related vocabulary: thank goodness, thank heavens … New idioms dictionary
thank God — ► thank goodness (or God or heavens) an expression of relief. Main Entry: ↑thank … English terms dictionary
thank — W2S1 [θæŋk] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: thancian] 1.) to tell someone that you are pleased and grateful for something they have done, or to be polite about it ▪ I haven t had a chance to thank him yet. thank sb for (doing) sth ▪ Did you thank… … Dictionary of contemporary English
thank 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 … Useful english dictionary
god — [gɔd US ga:d] n [: Old English;] 1.) God the spirit or ↑being who Christians, Jews, Muslims etc pray to, and who they believe created the universe ▪ Most Americans still believe in God . ▪ Nothing could shake his belief in God . ▪ He thought it… … Dictionary of contemporary English
thank heavens — thank God (or thank goodness, thank heavens, etc) An expression of relief • • • Main Entry: ↑thank … Useful english dictionary
thank goodness (for something) — thank ˈGod/ˈgoodness/ˈheaven(s) (for sth) idiom used to say that you are pleased about sth • Thank God you re safe! • ‘Thank goodness for that!’ she said with a sigh of relief. • Thanks heavens I ve found my keys. … Useful english dictionary
thank heaven(s) (for something) — thank ˈGod/ˈgoodness/ˈheaven(s) (for sth) idiom used to say that you are pleased about sth • Thank God you re safe! • ‘Thank goodness for that!’ she said with a sigh of relief. • Thanks heavens I ve found my keys. … Useful english dictionary
