holy mackerel
An expression of surprise.
‘Holy mackerel!’ he whispered. ‘Englehorn! Driscoll! Get a look at this thing.’
ADJ.
kind, sudden
She felt a sudden holy presence while walking through the ancient cathedral.
VERB + HOLY
baptize, carries, codes, found, objected, stole, visit
Someone stole the holy relics from the cathedral last night.
HOLY + NOUN
bag, bible, city, cow, crap, empire, ghost, god
My grandmother kept her holy bible on the shelf next to her reading glasses.
PREP.
about, with, with
She spoke with holy reverence about the ancient temple her grandmother had visited.
ADV.
always, once, openly
She always spoke so holy and righteous, but nobody believed her anymore.