to be glad of something
51good riddance — {n.} A loss that you are glad about. Often used as an exclamation, and in the sentence good riddance to bad rubbish . To show that you are glad that something or somebody has been taken or sent away. * /The boys thought it was good riddance when… …
52good\ riddance — noun A loss that you are glad about. Often used as an exclamation, and in the sentence good riddance to bad rubbish . To show that you are glad that something or somebody has been taken or sent away. The boys thought it was good riddance when the …
53relieve - relief — ◊ relieve Relieve is a verb. If something relieves an unpleasant feeling, it makes it less unpleasant. Anxiety may be relieved by talking to a friend. The passengers in the plane swallow to relieve the pressure on their eardrums. If someone or… …
54mercifully — [[t]mɜ͟ː(r)sɪfʊli[/t]] ADV: ADV with cl, ADV adj, ADV with v (feelings) You can use mercifully to show that you are glad that something good has happened, or that something bad has not happened or has stopped. Mercifully, a friend came to the… …
55Gladbeck — Infobox German Location Art = Stadt Wappen = Gladbeck, Germany COA.png lat deg = 51 |lat min = 34 | lat sec=0 lon deg = 6 |lon min = 58 | lon sec=0 Lageplan = Bundesland = Nordrhein Westfalen Regierungsbezirk = Münster Kreis = Recklinghausen Höhe …
56hooray — hoo|ray [huˈreı, ˌhu:ˈreı] interjection [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Perhaps from German hurra] shouted when you are very glad about something >hooray n →hip hip hooray at ↑hip3 …
57thankful — thank|ful [ˈθæŋkfəl] adj [not before noun] [: Old English; Origin: thancful, from thanc; THANKS2] grateful and glad about something that has happened, especially because without it the situation would be much worse thankful for ▪ I ll be thankful …
58whew — [hju:] interjection [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Natural sound] used when you are surprised, very hot, or feeling glad that something bad did not happen = ↑phew ▪ Whew, it was hot …
59all good things come to he who waits — Meaning Origin Used, but probably not originated by, Violet Fane (1843 1905) in her poem Tout vient Я qui sait attendre. Ah, all things come to those who wait, (I say these words to make me glad), But something answers soft and sad, They come,… …
60happily — [[t]hæ̱pɪli[/t]] ADV GRADED: ADV with cl You can add happily to a statement to indicate that you are glad that something happened. → See also happy Happily, his neck injuries were not serious... Happily, Lisa Martineau takes an opposite approach …
