good grief

Idioms  

1. An exclamation expressing surprise, alarm, dismay, or some other, usually negative emotion. For example, Good grief! You're not going to start all over again, or Good grief! He's dropped the cake. The term is a euphemism for “good God.” [Early 1900s]

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good grief

Nonetheless, finding good grief books was just plain confusing.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2022

Plus of course, I give good grief face!

From The Guardian ● Apr. 6, 2019

But wait, now we’re in a Montana schoolhouse, where answers are sought, and, good grief, now we’re in the Alps, where local concerns go global.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2018

Not a lot of chances to wear a veil otherwise ... so if one wants to, good grief, do so and enjoy.

From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2016

Then again, couldn’t one as easily say, as Howard Dean recently suggested on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” that, good grief, McCarthy merely bumbled?

From Washington Post ● Oct. 2, 2015