sweet Mary(, mother of God)

sweet Mary(, mother of God)

An exclamation of alarm, amazement, or exasperation. (Could be considered blasphemous to some.) Sweet Mary, mother of God, I thought that car was going to hit me! Oh, sweet Mary, could you work any slower?

See also: mother, of, sweet

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