"heaven forbid" meaning in English

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          "text": "\"Now, by Our Lady's grace,\" cried the Butcher, \"well do I know thy name, and many a time have I heard thy deeds both sung and spoken of. But Heaven forbid that thou shouldst take aught of me! An honest man am I, and have wronged neither man nor maid; so trouble me not, good master, as I have never troubled thee.\"\n\"Nay, Heaven forbid, indeed,\" quoth Robin, \"that I should take from such as thee, jolly fellow! Not so much as one farthing would I take from thee, for I love a fair Saxon face like thine right well—more especially when it cometh from Locksley Town, and most especially when the man that owneth it is to marry a bonny lass on Thursday next. But come, tell me for what price thou wilt sell me all of thy meat and thy horse and cart.\"",
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          "text": "Here’s the worst case scenario: You’ve just wasted your time on a few meaningless Tinder messages and not an actual date—or heaven forbid, a full-blown relationship.",
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        "May heaven forbid it: expresses the desire that something does not happen."
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        "(idiomatic) May heaven forbid it: expresses the desire that something does not happen."
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