perish the thought

Perish the thought.

Fig. Do not even consider thinking of such a (negative) thing. If you should become ill—perish the thought—I'd take care of you. I'm afraid that we need a new car. Perish the thought.

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perish the thought

do not even think about it I don't think either parent would ever, perish the thought, tell that kid a€?no.a€?

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perish the thought

Don't even think of it. This expression is used as a wish that what was just mentioned will never happen. For example, He's going to give another speech? Perish the thought! This phrase appeared in Handel's oratorio Joshua (1748; text by Thomas Morell): "It never shall be said that our allies in vain implor'd our aid. Perish the thought!" Also see god forbid.

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perish the thought

Used to express the wish that one not even think about something.

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Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Compton	['kɔmptən]
Hilde	HIL-də (German, Dutch)	German, Dutch, Norwegian
Alexander	a-lig-ZAN-dər (English), ah-lek-SAHN-der (German), ah-lək-SAHN-dər (Dutch), AW-lek-sawn-der (Hungarian)	English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Hungarian, Slovak, Biblical, Ancient
Albine	-	French, German
Maritta	MAH-reet-tah	Finnish
Akosua	-	Western African, Akan