god forbid
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English DictionaryGod forbid (that)used to emphasize that you hope that something will not happen
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IdiomsGod forbidI hope it does not happen.
If, God forbid, anything should happen to him I might not want to stay here.Usage notes: also used to suggest that someone would never do something:
God forbid they should help someone who isn't paying them for help.
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god forbid interj. May God prevent (something from happening); I hope that will not happen or is not true.
Someone told the worried mother that her son might have drowned. She said, "God forbid!" God forbid that the dam break and flood the valley! Compare: PERISH THE THOUGHT.
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