Meaning of good riddance | Babel Free
ˌɡʊd ˈɹɪd(ə)n(t)sEquivalents
Español
a enemigo que huye, puente de plata
adiós Madrid, que te quedes sin gente
adiós y buen viaje
adiós y hasta nunca
al fin
con viento fresco
cruz y raya
hasta nunca
irse en hora mala
irse noramala
por fin
qué alivio
que te vayás
tanta paz lleves como descanso dejas
ya era hora
Suomi
tervemenoa
Português
já vai tarde
Examples
“I couldn’t be more glad to see the back of them. Good riddance, I say.”
“Goodbye and good riddance!”
“Mrs Inconſiderate, alſo replyed, ſaying, avvay vvith ſuch Fantaſtical Fools from the Tovvn, a good riddance, for my par[t], I ſay, of her. Should ſhe ſtay vvhere ſhe dvvels, and retain this her mind, vvho could live quietly by her? for ſhe vvill either be dumpiſh or unneighbourly, or talk of ſuch matters as no vviſe body can abide: […]”
“And the nephew says good riddance, / And the uncle says good riddance, / And the Aunt, she says good riddance, / And the cousins say good riddance, / All the household in a chorus, / Singing in a household chorus, / Bid the boys good bye, and also— / Bid the boys good riddance also, / "No more walking says the uncle— / Walking up and down the school room / Teaching little boys their letters, / Bothering my brains with school boys, / Bothering their brains with letters.["]”
“After 50 years of farming, [Maurice] Fisch too has left the ostrich business, and says good riddance. […] Ostriches, says Fisch, are "stupid birds that just had nice feathers."”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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