God forbid



God forbid

I hope it does not happen heaven forbid If, God forbid, anything should happen to him I might not want to stay here.
Usage notes: also used to suggest that someone would never do something: God forbid they should help someone who isn't paying them for help.
See also: forbid, god

God forbid

Also, heaven forbid. May God prevent something from happening or being the case. For example, God forbid that they actually encounter a bear, or Heaven forbid that the tornado pulls off the roof. This term, in which heaven also stands for "God," does not necessarily imply a belief in God's direct intervention but merely expresses a strong wish. [c. 1225] For a synonym, see perish the thought.
See also: forbid, god

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Pritchett['pritʃit]
Charlize-Southern African, Afrikaans
Rahman-Arabic, Persian, Indonesian, Malay
Powell['pəuəl]
Bozhidar-Bulgarian, Macedonian, Medieval Slavic
Gormflaith-Irish