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heaven forbid |
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heaven forbid I hope it does not happen God forbid If he ever - heaven forbid - has to go through anything like that again, at least he'll know what to do. Usage notes: also used to suggest that others oppose the reasonable thing being mentioned: It's OK to prevent tooth decay, but heaven forbid that we try to prevent people from becoming addicted to drugs. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But Heaven forbid that thou shouldst take aught of me Heaven forbid that we should be at the mercy of such a man And we said fervently: it suits these people precisely; let them enjoy it, along with the other animals, and Heaven forbid that they be molested. |
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