Sweet Mary mother of God, look at that massive spider.
sweet Mary mother of God
idiomUsed to add emphasis, particularly by Catholics.
When the bill for the car repairs arrived, he whispered, sweet Mary mother of God, that is expensive.
Upon witnessing the sheer scale of the destruction left by the storm, she gasped, sweet Mary mother of God, what have we done?
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and his mother
Serves as an intensifier for an inclusive noun or phrase such as everyone, anyone, each someone or all someones.
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be mother
To pour out tea for others.
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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 forfend
Don't let it be.
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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.