good riddance
Used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcomeUsed to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome.
» Goodbye and good riddance.
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1 sensesUsed to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome.
I couldn’t be more glad to see the back of them. Good riddance, I say.
Goodbye and good riddance!
auf Nimmerwiedersehen, wurde auch Zeit, otherwise no real idiomatic saying
ска́тертю доро́гаskátertju doróha, скатерти́ною доро́гаskatertýnoju doróha
Examples
5 sentencesGoodbye and good riddance.
Good riddance to bad rubbish.
ruБаба с возу — кобыле легче. — Ooneykcall
Good riddance to this rubbish.
Good riddance to bad rubbish!
Good riddance to Silvio Berlusconi.
Translations
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Origin
From good + riddance (“act of ridding or removal; relief involving getting rid of somethinFrom good + riddance (“act of ridding or removal; relief involving getting rid of something”), possibly influenced by the earlier obsolete terms fair riddance and gentle riddance.
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