Lord willing and the creek don't rise
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Lord willing and the creek don't rise
Where it comes from
Statements of the form "God/Lord willing and (some other condition being met)" are ancient extensions of simple acceptance of God's will in phrases like God willing and Lord willing. "Creek" originated as a reference to creeks flooding and preventing travel, but is sometimes re-interpreted as a reference to the Creek tribe.
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Barring unforeseen circumstances.
Near-synonym: hopefully (sentence adverbial sense)
Similar: God willing and the creek don't rise, Lord willing, God willing, more at Thesaurus:God forbid § Antonyms, hopefully · Opposite: hell no, God forbid
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title = {Lord willing and the creek don't rise},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-07}
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