great Godfrey

[great Godfrey] or [great guns] or [great Scott] {interj.}, {informal} A saying usually used to show surprise or anger.

* /Great Godfrey! Uncle Willie is sitting on top of the flagpole!/

* /Great guns! The lion is out of his cage./

* /Great Scott! Who stole my watch?/

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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