📒 the place believed to be the home of God where good people go when they die, sometimes imagined to be in the sky
- the kingdom of heaven
- I feel like I've died and gone to heaven.
- in heaven I told her Daddy was in heaven with God.
📒 a place or situation in which you are very happy
- This isn't exactly my idea of heaven!
- in heaven Shopping is my favourite pastime, so I was in heaven.
- it is heaven doing something It was heaven being away from the office for a week.
📒 the sky
- Four tall trees stretched up to the heavens.
📒 used to emphasize what you are saying when you are surprised, shocked or annoyed
- God, what a stupid thing to do!
📒 used to say that you hope that something will not happen
- ‘Maybe you'll end up as a lawyer, like me.’ ‘God forbid!’
📒 used to say that you are afraid somebody will be in danger or that something bad will happen to them
- God help us if this doesn't work.
📒 used to emphasize that you do not know something
- God knows what else they might find.
- ‘Where are they?’ ‘Goodness knows.’
📒 used to emphasize the truth of what you are saying
- She ought to pass the exam—goodness knows she's been working hard enough.
📒 used to say that you are frightened of the idea of something happening
- Heaven forfend that students are encouraged to think!
📒 used to show that you are surprised or annoyed
- Good heavens, what are you doing?
📒 it begins to rain heavily
- All at once the heavens opened and everyone rushed for cover.
📒 used especially in questions to show that you are angry, surprised or shocked
- What in God's name was that noise?
- Where in the name of Heaven have you been?
📒 extremely happy
- Now that he's been promoted he's in seventh heaven.
📒 seeming to be perfect
- Everyone thought that theirs was a marriage made in heaven.
📒 to do everything you possibly can in order to achieve something
📒 to have a strong unpleasant smell
📒 to seem to be very dishonest or morally unacceptable
📒 used to say that you are pleased about something
- Thank God you're safe!
- ‘Thank goodness for that!’ she said with a sigh of relief.
- Thank heavens I've found my keys.
📒 used after a verb to emphasize a particular hope, wish, etc.
- I wish to God you'd learn to pay attention!