"скатертью дорога" meaning in Russian

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        "1": "let the road be like a tablecloth"
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  "etymology_text": "Literally, “let the road be like a tablecloth”.\nInitially, the expression used as the literal wishes for a good and incidentless journey. A 'tablecloth-like road' meant a smooth and clean road, while the quality of roads was usually poor in the Russian State. However eventually, скатертью дорога is almost completely lost its well-wishing message, getting closed by its meaning to what is said in English as 'good riddance'. Such a shift in the meaning was in particular noticed by Alexei N. Tolstoi at the beginning of the 20th century.",
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    {
      "form": "ска́тертью доро́га !",
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      "form": "skátertʹju doróga!",
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    {
      "form": "ска́тертью доро́жка",
      "roman": "skátertʹju doróžka",
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        "head": "ска́тертью доро́га!"
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          "ref": "2025, Chernoburkv, “Бог с тобой [Bog s toboj]”, in Второе дыхание:",
          "roman": "Bog s toboj",
          "text": "Ска́тертью доро́га, доро́га.\nВсего́ хоро́шего тебе́.",
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        "good riddance! (used to indicate that one welcomes the departure of someone or something)"
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          "good riddance!",
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈskatʲɪrtʲjʊ dɐˈroɡə]"
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  "word": "скатертью дорога"
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        "1": "let the road be like a tablecloth"
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      "form": "skátertʹju doróga!",
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    },
    {
      "form": "ска́тертью доро́жка",
      "roman": "skátertʹju doróžka",
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          "ref": "2025, Chernoburkv, “Бог с тобой [Bog s toboj]”, in Второе дыхание:",
          "roman": "Bog s toboj",
          "text": "Ска́тертью доро́га, доро́га.\nВсего́ хоро́шего тебе́.",
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      "ipa": "[ˈskatʲɪrtʲjʊ dɐˈroɡə]"
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