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Idiom idiom

oh my goodness gracious


Oh my God.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

Oh my goodness gracious, you scared me!

CONTEXTUAL

When she saw the massive spider on the wall, she cried out, oh my goodness gracious.

COMPLEX

Upon witnessing the sudden, dramatic collapse of the ancient bridge, the onlookers gasped, oh my goodness gracious.


Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    good gracious

    Oh my God; expression of surprise.

  2. 02

    goodness gracious

    Expressing great surprise.

  3. 03

    goodness gracious me

    Alternative form of goodness gracious.

  4. 04

    goodness me

    An expression of mild surprise.

  5. 05

    oh dark hundred

    Some unspecified hour in the early morning (implies an unpleasant time to be awake)

  6. 06

    oh dark thirty

    Some unspecified hour in the early morning (implying an unpleasant time to be awake).

  7. 07

    oh my

    oh my God

  8. 08

    oh my gosh

    oh my God!

Last updated August 10, 2026