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good riddance
Used to express pleasure or relief that someone or something unwanted has gone or ended
“When the rude customer stormed out, the cashier muttered GOOD RIDDANCE”
good samaritan
A helpful person
“A GOOD SAMARITAN helped me”
good sport
Someone who accepts losing well
“Be A GOOD SPORT about it”
good time charlie
Someone who enjoys partying
“He's A GOOD TIME CHARLIE, always partying.”
goody-goody
Someone who always behaves perfectly and follows all rules; can be annoying
“She's such a GOODY-GOODY”
goose bumps
Bumps on skin from cold or emotion
“The music gave ME GOOSE BUMPS”
grab a bite
To get something to eat
“LET'S GRAB A BITE”
grasp at straws
To try anything when desperate
“He's GRASPING AT STRAWS”
grave moment
A very serious or critical point in time
“We reached A GRAVE MOMENT in the negotiations.”
graveyard shift
A late-night work period, typically covering midnight to early morning
“She took the GRAVEYARD SHIFT at the hospital”
gray matter
An informal phrase used to describe a person's intelligence or ability to think and reason
“It doesn't take a lot of GRAY MATTER to solve this”
grease someone's palm
To bribe someone secretly to influence their decision
“You'll need to GREASE HIS PALM, unfortunately.”
greased lightning
Very fast
“He moved LIKE GREASED LIGHTNING”
great minds think alike
Used when two people have the same idea
“GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE, apparently.”
great scott
An interjection of surprise, wonder, or consternation
“GREAT SCOTT, look at the time.”
green around the gills
To look ill and pale
“He looked GREEN AROUND THE GILLS after the ride”
green fingers
To be good at keeping plants healthy and making them grow
“She has GREEN FINGERS”
green light
Permission to proceed
“We got THE GREEN LIGHT”
green thumb
Good gardening results
“My mother has GREEN THUMB”
green with envy
Very jealous; wanting something that someone else has
“She was GREEN WITH ENVY when she saw my new car”
green-eyed monster
Referring to the feeling of jealousy or envy
“Maria felt the GREEN-EYED MONSTER creeping up”
grey area
A situation that is not clear or where the rules are not known
“It's A GREY AREA legally”
grey matter
A person's intelligence; brains
“Use your GREY MATTER”
grief is the price of love
Pain is the cost of caring
“GRIEF IS THE PRICE OF LOVE”