thank God

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Particularly: “In particular, why not "thanks god"? Is it subjunctive? Did it come from "Thank (you) God" or "(I) thank God"? etc. -- Presumably it's imperative like "praise the Lord".”

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thank God!

  1. Used to express gratitude or relief.
    • 1943 December, Herbert L. Bregstein, “The Armored Force and the Camera”, in Popular Photography, volume 13, number 6, page 77:
      There is the story of the famous Hollywood glamour photographer who cooled his heels around Washington for three months while waiting for one of our leading commanders, and then was granted exactly 15 minutes for the sitting. […] Our military leaders simply don't have time for such trivia. Thank God!

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