bless her

bless her
used for talking about someone in a loving or sympathetic way

She’s just learned to say her name, bless her!

Thesaurus: ways of expressing sympathysynonym
Main entry: bless

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ˈbless you, her, him, etc. idiom
(informal) used to show that you are pleased with sb, especially because of sth they have done

Sarah, bless her, had made a cup of tea.

Main entry:blessidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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