See heaven forfend on Wiktionary
{
"etymology_text": "From heaven (“abode of God”) + forfend (“to avert; to forbid, prohibit”).",
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"ref": "1990, Sam Simon, John Swartzwelder, “Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish”, in The Simpsons:",
"text": "Advisor: The voters now see you as imperial and god-like. Burns: Hot dog! Advisor: But there's a down-side to it. The latest polls indicate you're in danger of losing touch with the common man. Burns: Oh, dear! Heaven forfend!",
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"ref": "2007 November 23, Scott Murray, “Why England’s failure is good news for, er, England”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2014-10-06:",
"text": "Now there's an opportunity to employ a man who, heaven forfend, actually thinks about tactics and team balance.",
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"Used to express that one hopes that something does not happen: God forbid, heaven forbid."
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"(dated or humorous) Used to express that one hopes that something does not happen: God forbid, heaven forbid."
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"sense": "used to express that one hopes that something does not happen",
"word": "taevas hoidku"
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"sense": "used to express that one hopes that something does not happen",
"word": "Herra varjele"
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "used to express that one hopes that something does not happen",
"word": "ne adj' ég"
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"code": "et",
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"sense": "used to express that one hopes that something does not happen",
"word": "taevas hoidku"
},
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "used to express that one hopes that something does not happen",
"word": "Herra varjele"
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "used to express that one hopes that something does not happen",
"word": "ne adj' ég"
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],
"word": "heaven forfend"
}
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