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God forbid!

God forbid!

 and Heaven forbid!
a phrase expressing the desire that God would forbid the situation that the speaker has just mentioned from ever happening. Tom: It looks like taxes are going up again. Bob: God forbid! Bob: Bill was in a car wreck. I hope he wasn't hurt! Sue: God forbid!
See also: god

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Valerianus-Ancient Roman
Chimwemwechim-WEM-waySouthern African, Chewa
Amal (2)-Biblical
IzsÁKEE-zhahkHungarian
ÇAĞLa-Turkish
Benaiahbi-NIE-ə (English), bi-NAY-ə (English)Biblical
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