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Also, my goodness . Expressions of shock, surprise, or dismay, as in My God, don't tell me he's dying , or My goodness, what an awful outfit . The first term dates from about 1800; goodness in the variant is a euphemism for God .

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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My Fair LadyMy God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?