Idiom
let this cup pass from me
Meaning
An appeal to God or another authority to take away one's present or future suffering.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He prayed for the pain to end and let this cup pass from him.”
“Facing the prospect of a difficult surgery, she whispered a silent plea to let this cup pass from her.”
“As the weight of the impending responsibility settled upon his shoulders, he looked toward the horizon and prayed that the authorities might let this cup pass from him.”
Examples
simple
“He prayed for the pain to end and let this cup pass from him.”
contextual
“Facing the prospect of a difficult surgery, she whispered a silent plea to let this cup pass from her.”
complex
“As the weight of the impending responsibility settled upon his shoulders, he looked toward the horizon and prayed that the authorities might let this cup pass from him.”
Origin
From the Bible, Matthew 26:39 King James Version.
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