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Good Grief Sake In The Loop 312 Expletive Means Ridiculous I’ve

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Idiom GOOD GRIEF!
Definition an expletive that means “This is ridiculous!” or “I’ve had enough!”
Examples
  1. Good grief! All you do is complain.
  2. The children were jumping around, chasing after each other, and running around their mother until she couldn’t stand it anymore. She lost her temper and yelled, “Good grief! I wish you would behave yourselves!”
Cross-Refs

Synonyms: for crying out loud!; for goodness’ sake!; for heaven’s sake!

Extra Info

This expression carries no literal meaning of its own, but it expresses a strong degree of exasperation.

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