good thing
phrase1
It is lucky (that)
- I was in a car crash the other day. Good thing I had insurance and nobody got hurt.
- It’s a good thing you've come early: we're changing classrooms.
noun, phrase — 2 senses
Etymology In this spelling from 1066 and All That: A Memorable History of England, comprising all the parts you can remember, including 103 Good Things, 5 Bad Kings and 2 Genuine Dates, by W. C. Sellar and R. J. Yeatman, 1930.
Informal Something that is conventionally accepted as good beyond doubt.
It is lucky (that)
Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — authors: page histories for Good Thing and good thing.