(the good) Lord willing and the creek don't ri



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(the good) Lord willing and the creek don't rise

rural If all goes as it should; if everything goes well. We've had a lot of delays, but Lord willing and the creek don't rise, we should have the house finished before winter. A: "Do you reckon we'll have enough from this harvest to make ends meet?" B: "The good Lord willing and the creek don't rise."
See also: and, creek, lord, rise, willing

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Chiarinakee-ah-REE-nahItalian
Gabrijel-Croatian, Slovene
Jewel['dʒuəl]
CletisKLEE-tisEnglish (Rare)
SimoSEE-mo (Finnish)Finnish, Serbian
Montanamahn-TAN-əEnglish (Modern)