God forbid / Heaven forbid

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• God (or Heaven) forbid — expressing a fervent wish that something does not happen. → forbid …   English new terms dictionary

• God forbid — ► God (or Heaven) forbid expressing a fervent wish that something does not happen. Main Entry: ↑forbid …   English terms dictionary

• God forbid (that …) — God/Heaven forˈbid (that…) idiom (informal) used to say that you hope that sth will not happen • ‘Maybe you ll end up as a lawyer, like me.’ ‘God forbid!’  Some people find this use offensive. Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• God forbid — phrasal used as a mild invocation if he should fail, God forbid, all will be lost * * * God forbid May it not happen that • • • Main Entry: ↑god * * * God/Heaven/forbid spoken …   Useful english dictionary

• God forbid — Heaven forbid! (said to ward off evil or misfortune) …   English contemporary dictionary

• heaven forbid — or (archaic) ● heaven * * * God/Heaven/forbid spoken phrase used for emphasizing that you hope something will not happen What would we do if, God forbid, that happened to one of our ki …   Useful english dictionary

• God/heaven forbid — used in speech to say that you hope a bad thing will not happen This is the number you should call if, God forbid, you should get into an accident. Heaven forbid that something bad should happen. • • • Main Entry: ↑forbid …   Useful english dictionary

• forbid — ► VERB (forbidding; past forbade or forbad; past part. forbidden) 1) refuse to allow. 2) order not to do. ● the forbidden degrees Cf. ↑the forbidden degrees …   English terms dictionary

• Heaven forbid (that …) — God/Heaven forˈbid (that…) idiom (informal) used to say that you hope that sth will not happen • ‘Maybe you ll end up as a lawyer, like me.’ ‘God forbid!’  Some people find this use offensive. Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Heaven forbid — ► God (or Heaven) forbid expressing a fervent wish that something does not happen. Main Entry: ↑forbid …   English terms dictionary

• god — [[t]gɒ̱d[/t]] ♦♦ gods 1) N PROPER The name God is given to the spirit or being who is worshipped as the creator and ruler of the world, especially by Jews, Christians, and Muslims. He believes in God... God bless you. 2) CONVENTION (emphasis)… …   English dictionary