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🇺🇸 English Expressions: Good Riddance ✌️
Hey everyone! 👋
Today’s expression is “good riddance.” ✌️
👉 It means relief that someone or something unwanted is gone.
You say it when you’re glad to be rid of a person, thing, or situation.
Origin:
This phrase comes from the 16th–17th century, often used as “good riddance to bad rubbish.”
Its popularity was cemented by Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida. Riddance meant getting rid of something undesirable — so “good riddance” literally expresses happy relief that it’s gone. 🎭
Examples:
• The noisy neighbors finally moved — good riddance! 😌
• He quit his annoying job — good riddance! 💼
• That old car broke down for good — good riddance! 🚗
Figurative daily-life examples:
• The spam emails stopped — good riddance. 📧
• That argument is over, and honestly, good riddance. 🙌
• The expired milk is gone — good riddance! 🥛
Now it’s your turn! 💬
Drop your own sentence using “good riddance” below 👇
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🇺🇸 English Expressions: Good Riddance ✌️
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