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.

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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
JunÍPero	-	Various
Gemariah	gem-ə-RIE-ə (English)	Biblical
Timoteo	tee-mo-TE-o (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Praveen	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam
Horace	HAWR-əs (English), o-RAHS (French)	English, French
Rhett	RET	English