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heaven forbid — I hope it does not happen. 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… … New idioms 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
heaven forbid — heaven help us or heaven forbid spoken used for saying that you hope something will not happen Heaven help us if there s a fire … English dictionary
heaven forbid — interjection To say that one hopes that something does not happen. And if my parents should ever find out. Heaven forbid! Syn: heaven forfend … Wiktionary
Heaven forbid — ► God (or Heaven) forbid expressing a fervent wish that something does not happen. Main Entry: ↑forbid … English terms 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
God (or Heaven) forbid — expressing a fervent wish that something does not happen. → forbid … English new 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
heaven — [[t]he̱vən[/t]] ♦♦♦ heavens 1) N PROPER In some religions, heaven is said to be the place where God lives, where good people go when they die, and where everyone is always happy. It is usually imagined as being high up in the sky. I believed that … English dictionary
heaven help us — or heaven forbid spoken used for saying that you hope something will not happen Heaven help us if there s a fire … English dictionary
