good riddance
idiom
—used to say that one is glad that someone is leaving or that something has gone
Winter is finally over, and I say good riddance!
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Let this be good riddance to talk of scrapping them.
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The Editors, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
After all, Holland tweeted an image that’s the equivalent of saying Fangio can kick rocks, or good riddance, after it was announced Fangio, by mutual agreement, wouldn’t return to the Dolphins.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2024
Meanwhile, a Sam’s Club executive said good riddance to Walmart’s relocation mandate.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 25 Oct. 2024
There’s going to be a lot of people celebrating his death and saying good riddance.
—Peter Balonon-Rosen, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
What follows is less a celebration of the iPhone 6 design's long life and more of a good riddance.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 23 Sep. 2024
Listen to this article NEW YORK– As the final seconds ticked off the clock at Amica Mutual Pavilion last Saturday, the UConn men’s basketball team made sure to bid the hostile Providence crowd good riddance.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2024
Hello, touch screen, good riddance, touch pad: The 2025 MDX’s 12.3-inch touch screen is noticeably closer to the driver than the previous model’s screen.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 9 July 2024
Others, irate about the hypocrisy that often accompanied both the beacon and the crusader personas, will shrug and say good riddance.
—Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024
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The Editors, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
After all, Holland tweeted an image that’s the equivalent of saying Fangio can kick rocks, or good riddance, after it was announced Fangio, by mutual agreement, wouldn’t return to the Dolphins.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2024
Meanwhile, a Sam’s Club executive said good riddance to Walmart’s relocation mandate.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 25 Oct. 2024
There’s going to be a lot of people celebrating his death and saying good riddance.
—Peter Balonon-Rosen, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
What follows is less a celebration of the iPhone 6 design's long life and more of a good riddance.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 23 Sep. 2024
Listen to this article NEW YORK– As the final seconds ticked off the clock at Amica Mutual Pavilion last Saturday, the UConn men’s basketball team made sure to bid the hostile Providence crowd good riddance.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2024
Hello, touch screen, good riddance, touch pad: The 2025 MDX’s 12.3-inch touch screen is noticeably closer to the driver than the previous model’s screen.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 9 July 2024
Others, irate about the hypocrisy that often accompanied both the beacon and the crusader personas, will shrug and say good riddance.
—Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024
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