goodness

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HONEST-TO-GOODNESS,

MY GOD or MY GOODNESS.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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honest-to-goodness

[honest-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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

honest to goodness

[honest 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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

goodness gracious

[goodness gracious] {interj.}, {slightly archaic} Exclamation of surprise and a certain degree of disapproval. * /"Can my boyfriend stay overnight, Dad?" Melanie asked. "Goodness gracious, most certainly not!" her father […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

God knows

[God knows] or [goodness knows] or [heaven knows] {informal} 1. Maybe God knows but I don't know and no one else knows. - Often used with "only". * /Do you […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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