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
Eliseoe-lee-ZE-o (Italian), e-lee-SE-o (Spanish)Italian, Spanish
Becky['beki]
JimmieJIM-eeEnglish
SvenSVENSwedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch
CzesŁAwCHES-wahfPolish
GoddardGAHD-ərdEnglish (Rare)