God\ forbid

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

Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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