Oh, ye of little faith
O ye of little faith
A mild and humorously formal rebuke of someone who has expressed doubt or incredulity about something one said one would or could do. The phrase is used in several places in the New Testament of the Bible. The uncommon and somewhat archaic interjection "O" is often simply rendered to "oh" in modern English. A: "Oh, wow. It looks like your shortcut really did save us a bunch of time." B: "O ye of little faith." A: "Are you sure this will work?" B: "Come on, I know what I'm doing, oh ye of little faith."
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Oh, ye of little faith.
Fig. You who trust no one. (Jocular; the word ye is an old form of you used in the Bible.) You thought I wouldn't show up on time? Oh, ye of little faith.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Oh, ye of little faith. When unleashed in the summer of 1984, this was THE film everyone was talking about, earning half a billion dollars at the box office, spawning a sequel and an animated TV series.
OH, YE of little faith! Friday morning comes and you pick up your copy of this fine rag and begin to read.
Oh, ye of little faith. O'Brien won the Champion Hurdle three times with Hatton's Grace (1949-51); the Cheltenham Gold Cup three times with Cottage Rake (1948-50) and Knock Hard (1953); the Grand National with Early Mist (1953), Royal Tan (1954) and Quare Times (1955), plus numerous other major prizes.
Oh, ye of little faith! Those wagering hundreds of pounds that Scotland won't score during the Euro 96 tournament are nothing but tartan traitors.
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