good grief

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good grief (spoken)

I am very surprised "I have four computers at home" "Good grief. What do you do with them all?"

Usage notes: often used humorously, when someone pretends that a situation is more serious than it really is: Good grief, look at all this food! Are you feeding an army?

See also: good, grief

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When I saw my name printed underneath my work I thought, good grief, she's actually called me a poet POET'S BOOK DELIGHT by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) Byline: Joe Summers GOOD grief, what has Liverpool city council gone and done to the boarded up houses on Edge Lane? Letter: Capital of eyesores by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Gilena and Gary Simons received the Good Grief Award from Our House for their continuing support of the organization. OUR HOUSE HELPS WITH GRIEF PROCESS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)			gone gone but not forgotten gone for a burton gone goose gone on gone to meet maker gone with the wind goner good good and good and proper good as done good as gold good as new good bet Good Book good die young good egg Good enough good enough for Good fences make good neighbors good for good for what ails you Good for you! Good golly. Miss Molly! good grief Good grief! Good luck! good many Good men are scarce good old boy good old days good riddance Good riddance! Good seed makes a good crop good sport good talking to you Good things come in small packages Good things come to him who waits good to be here good to go good to have you here good to hear your voice good to see you Good-bye and good riddance Good-bye for now goodbye goodness goodness! goods and chattels goof			Good Games Good Gaming Fun good geometry Good Girl Good girl art Good Girl Book Club Good God Good God Bird Good God No Good God What a Booty Good God Woodpecker Good Going Good going! Good Going, Hun Good golly. Miss Molly! Good Good Good Good Friday Good governance Good Governance and Anti Corruption Strategy in Local Governments Good Governance and Public Administrative Reform Programme Good Governance Coordination Unit Good Governance for Development Good Governance for Human Security Programme Good Government League good grief Good grief! Good Guidelines Practice good guy Good Guy doll Good Guy to Know Good guys (theater) Good guys (theater) Good guys (theater) good habit good hair Good Hair Day Good Half Good Hand Good Hand Partner Good Handling Practices Good Hank good health good health good health good health Good Health Is Good Business Good Healthcare Innovation Practice Good Hope Good Hope Equestrian Training Center Good Hope Flying Club Good Hope Hospital Good Hope International Beverages Good Hope Meat Hyper Good Hope Metropolitan Community Church

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