da sei Gott vor

German

Etymology

Literally: “God be in front of it”, that is “May He block it from happening”. The splitting of the promominal adverb davor suggests a northern or western German origin.

Phrase

da sei Gott vor

  1. God forbid; said when mentioning a possible and undesirable future event

Synonyms
  • Gott bewahre
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