# good gracious

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/good-gracious
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

Oh my God; expression of surprise.

## Examples

- Good gracious, you are home early today.
- Good gracious, I completely forgot that we had a meeting scheduled for this morning.
- Good gracious, the sheer scale of the destruction left behind by the storm was enough to silence the entire crowd.

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