good riddance
/ˌɡʊd ˈrɪd(ə)ns
/Said to express relief at being free of an unwanted person or thing: good riddance to all the fanatical hangers-on as for the '70s, good riddance...
- So having packed up all our stuff at Lorraine's yesterday morning, and bid farewell (or good riddance, depending on your point of view) to Timmy and Oscar, we've managed to make it a grand total of five miles across town.
- From the start of the new football season I will be one of trillions of fans who say good riddance to ITV's ‘The Premiership’ and welcome back ‘Match of the Day’ with open arms.
- The other nations here shed no tears when the United States announced it was leaving; if America chooses not to take part in a global debate on racism, they reasoned, then good riddance.
See parent entry: riddance
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