good riddance

Idioms

Also, good riddance to bad rubbish. A welcome loss or departure. This expression is often used as an exclamation. For example, The principal has finally retired, and most of the teachers are saying, “Good riddance!” or When Jean decided to give up her violin her relieved family quietly said, “Good riddance to bad rubbish.”. [Late 1700s]

Example Sentences

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He hee-hawed and I guessed he was saying, “Good riddance!”

From Literature

“Good riddance,” he posted on X.

From Barron's

“It means, like, ‘good riddance.’

From Literature

Thus, to the “tyranny”—to the “dead hand”—of gold, he says good riddance.

From The Wall Street Journal

As 2025 comes to a close, I keep hearing the same thing: Good riddance.

From Los Angeles Times

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