heavens! good heavens!

heavens! good heavens!
 Mild excl.

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  • (Good) Heavens! — (Good) ˈHeavens! | ˌHeavens aˈbove! idiom (informal) used to show that you are surprised or annoyed • Good heavens, what are you doing? Main entry: ↑heavenidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Heavens above! — (Good) ˈHeavens! | ˌHeavens aˈbove! idiom (informal) used to show that you are surprised or annoyed • Good heavens, what are you doing? Main entry: ↑heavenidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • good gracious — ● gracious * * * good Heavens/Lord/God/grief/gracious/ phrase used for showing that you are very surprised, angry, or upset Good Heavens, is that …   Useful english dictionary

  • Good Heavens — was a comedy anthology produced by Columbia Pictures Television that aired between February 29 to June 26, 1976. It ranked #17 in the Nielsen Ratings during the 1975 76 television season.The main character was Mr. Angel (Carl Reiner), who was an… …   Wikipedia

  • heavens above — good heavens or heavens above Expressing surprise, disbelief, dismay, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑heaven * * * heavens above spoken phrase used for showing that you are very surprised Thesaurus: ways of saying that you are surprised or shockedsynony …   Useful english dictionary

  • Heavens Above! — Infobox Film name = Heavens Above! image size = 150px caption = original film poster director = John Boulting Roy Boulting producer = John Boulting Roy Boulting writer = Frank Harvey Jr. starring = Peter Sellers Bernard Miles Cecil Parker music …   Wikipedia

  • good — good1 W1S1 [gud] adj comparative better [ˈbetə US ər] superlative best [best] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(of a high standard)¦ 2¦(skilful)¦ 3¦(what you want)¦ 4¦(pleasant/enjoyable)¦ 5¦(successful/correct)¦ 6¦(suitable)¦ 7¦(useful)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • good — I UK [ɡʊd] / US adjective Word forms good : adjective good comparative better UK [ˈbetə(r)] / US [ˈbetər] superlative best UK [best] / US *** 1) of a high quality or standard We saw a really good film last night. They were all dressed in their… …   English dictionary

  • Heavens! also Good Heavens!, Heavens a.bove! — also Heavens to Bet.sy!, AmE interjection used to express uprise, especially when you are annoyed: Good Heavens what a mess! …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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