good riddance

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1 English
- 1.1 Interjection
  - 1.1.1 Translations
  - 1.1.2 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Interjection

good riddance

(idiomatic) Used to indicate that a departure, or loss is welcome.

I couldn't be more glad to see the back of them, good riddance I say.

[edit] Translations

(idiomatic) used to indicate that a departure, or loss is welcome

French: bon débarras
German: Gehe mit Gott, aber geh! / Go with God, but go!
Polish: baba z wozu, koniom lżej / lit.: just get rid of the woman, and your cart will go faster !
Russian: скатертью дорога /let the road be like a table-cloth/, баба с возу, кобыле легче /when a woman leaves the cart, the mare feels easier/

Spanish: ¡Ya era hora! Spain has won the World Cup, Good riddance!, España ha ganado el mundial, ¡Ya era hora!
West Frisian: leaver kwyt as ryk / rather lost than rich

[edit] Derived terms

good riddance to bad rubbish

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