God forbid
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God forbid
interjection
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indicating that the occurrence of something is very undesirable
If, God forbid, there's a fire, head for the nearest exit.
Similar: heaven forbid, heaven forfend, God forbid, absit omen, God forfend, lo aleinu · Opposite: God willing, Lord willing, more at Thesaurus:God forbid
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intj don't let it be
| Español | ¡Dios no lo quiera!, ¡Que Dios lo impida!, ¡Dios nos libre!, Dios no lo quiera, Dios me libre |
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| हिन्दी | भगवान न करे bhagvān na kare, ईश्वर न करे īśvar na kare, अल्लाह न करे allāh na kare |
| Português | Deus me perdoe, Deus me livre, Deus me livre e guarde |
| Français | à Dieu ne plaise, Dieu nous en préserve |
| Deutsch | Gott behüte, Gott bewahre, da sei Gott vor |
| Italiano | ci mancherebbe altro |
| Ελληνικά | ο μη γένοιτο o mi génoito, Θεός φυλάξοι Theós fyláxoi |
| Română | ferească Domnul, Doamne ferește, ferească Dumnezeu |
| Русский | не дай бог ne daj box, бо́же упаси́ bóže upasí, сохрани́ го́споди soxraní góspodi, не приведи́ госпо́дь ne privedí gospódʹ |
| العربية | لَا سَمَحَ اللّٰه lā samaḥa llāh, لَا قَدَّرَ اللّٰه lā qaddara llāh, مَعَاذَ اللّٰهِ maʕāḏa llāhi |
| עברית | חַס וְשָׁלוֹם khas v'shalom, חָלִילָה ḥalíla |
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