- God (or Heaven) forbid
- God (or Heaven) forbidexpressing a fervent wish that something does not happen.→ forbid
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God (or Heaven) forbid
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Heaven forbid — ► God (or Heaven) forbid expressing a fervent wish that something does not happen. Main Entry: ↑forbid … English terms 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
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! — interj. God forbid!, Heavens no!, May it never be! (expression of protest or dismay) … English contemporary 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
God forbid — ► God (or Heaven) forbid expressing a fervent wish that something does not happen. Main Entry: ↑forbid … English terms 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
forbid — verb (forbids, forbidding; past forbade bad, beɪd or forbad; past participle forbidden) 1》 refuse to allow. ↘order not to do. 2》 make impossible; prevent: the cliffs forbid any easy turning movement. 3》 [as adjective forbidd … English new terms dictionary
God forbid — Heaven forbid! (said to ward off evil or misfortune) … English contemporary dictionary
