God forfend
Don't let it be.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“God forfend that we lose our way in this storm.”
“He might lose his job, but God forfend he ever asks his family for help.”
“The old king insisted on absolute secrecy, for God forfend that the common people should learn of the palace's financial ruin.”
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bow down before the porcelain god
Synonym of worship the porcelain god (“to vomit into a toilet bowl”).
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call someone everything but a child of God
To call someone many abusive names.
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God forbid
indicating that the occurrence of something is very undesirable
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God is in the detail
Expresses the idea that whatever one does should be done thoroughly; i.e. details are important.
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god that failed
A notable let-down or flop; a concept, product, or person that has failed to live up to very high expectations.
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God's eye
A decorative diamond-shaped item woven from yarn, associated with Mexican and Central and South American Native American peoples.
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God's gift
Said of someone with an inflated sense of self-importance, or (occasionally) something that is overvalued.
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God's gift to men
Someone irresistible to men: someone whom all men find attractive; (often) someone ironically described as such.
Last updated August 10, 2026