heaven forbid

I hope it does not happen God forbid If he ever - heaven forbid - has to go through anything like that again, at least he'll know what to do.

Usage notes: also used to suggest that others oppose the reasonable thing being mentioned: It's OK to prevent tooth decay, but heaven forbid that we try to prevent people from becoming addicted to drugs.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jaclyn	JAK-lin	English
Izrail	-	Judeo-Christian Legend
Madeline	MAD-ə-lin (English), MAD-ə-lien (English), ma-də-LEEN (French), mad-LEEN (French)	English, French
Vidar	VEE-dahr (Swedish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Norse Mythology
Tzefanyah	-	Biblical Hebrew
Fiachra	FEE-akh-ra	Irish, Irish Mythology