Good golly, Miss Molly! American phrase slang
An exclamation of surprise.
Good golly, Miss Molly! What an awful place!
Good golly, Miss Molly! What happened here last night?
Good golly, Miss Molly! You did it! Congratulations!
To be surprised by some sudden occurrence
To greatly surprise, shock, or confuse someone
The idiom “Good golly, Miss Molly” derives from America but it was not popularly used until it was first recorded in Little Richard ‘s song of the same name. The song quickly became a rock ‘n’ roll hit as soon as it was published. Nowadays, the idiom is used to express the feelings of surprise or shock.
To begin to decline or deteriorate decline; to get worse very quickly
After his leg's injury, his skiing career hit the skids.