good night

[good night] {interj.}

1. Used as a polite phrase when you leave someone at night.

* /"Good night!" said Bob as he left Dick's house after the party. "I'll see you in the morning."/

* /Bill said good night to his parents and went upstairs to bed./

2. or [good grief] — Used to show surprise and often some fear or anger.

* /Mr. Johnson's eyes opened wide when he saw the fish his little boy had caught, and said, "Good night!"/

* /Mother was angry and said to Mary, "Good grief! Haven't you started the dishes yet?"/

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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