as+drunk+as+a+lord

1) General subject: crashed, dead drunk, fried to the tonsils, stewed to the gills

2) Jargon: tight as a brassiere, tight as a drum, tight as a goat, tight as a lord, tight as a mink, tight as a ten day drunk, tight as a tick, tight as an owl

(lið; leið, liðum; liðinn), v.

1) to go, pass, glide (er skipit leið fram hjá flotanum);

líða e-m ór hug, to pass out of one’s memory;

2) to pass by, go past (er þeir liðu nesit);

impers., en er líðr Euphrates á (acc.), when one has passed the E.;

sem leið jóladaginn, as the Yule-day passed;

þá (or þegar) er e-n líðr, when a person is omitted, passed over;

Úlfr jarl var ríkastr í Danmörku, þegar er konung leið, next to the king;

3) to pass away, elapse, of time (eigi munu margir vetur líða áðr en þér munuð þessa iðrast);

at liðnum vetri, when the winter had passed;

liðinn, dead, deceased;

at liðinn fylki, after my lord’s death;

4) impers. with dat., nú líðr, svá dögum, at, the days draw on;

þá var liðit degi, the day was far spent;

5) to go on, take place;

ek vil vita, hvat þeim líðr, how they are getting on;

ok sér, hvat leið drykkinum, and sees, how it had gone with his drinking;

6) with preps. and advs.:

líða af e-u, to depart from;

líða af heimi, to depart this life;

líða af, to pass away (líðr af vetrinn = líðr fram vetrinn);

impers., líða at e-u, to approach, draw near;

en er at leið jólunum, when it drew nigh Yule;

líða at e-m, faintness comes over one;

nú tók at líða at Ölvi, O. began to get drunk;

G. tók sótt, en er at honum leið, when he was far spent, near his end;

líðr at mætti e-s, one’s strength gives way;

impers., líðr á e-t, the time draws to a close;

ok er á leið daginn, when the day was far spent;

at áliðnu, in the latter part of a time (um haustit at áliðnu);

at áliðnum vetri, towards the end of the winter;

líða fram, to pass away, wear on (ok er várit leið fram);

also impers., líðr fram e-u = e-t líðr fram (er fram leið nóttinni ok dró at degi);

to advance, proceed (Egill tók at hressast svá sem fram leið at yrkja kvæðit);

impers., þá er frá líðr, when time passes on;

láta e-t hjá sér líða, to let it pass by unheeded;

impers., líðr í mót e-u = líðr at e-u (nú líðr í mót jólum);

líða um e-t, to pass by (eigi hœfir þá hluti um at líða, er);

hann spurði, hvat liði um kvæðit, he asked how the poem was getting on;

líða undan, to slip off, pass by;

líða undir lok, to pass away, die, perish;

líða yfir e-n, to pass over, happen to, befall (mart mun yfir þik líða);

eitt skal yfir oss alla líða, we shall all share the same fate.

(líddi), v., rare, = prec.

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pres. líð (líð’k, Edda); pret. leið; 2nd pers. leitt, mod. leiðst; pl. liðu; subj. liði; imperat. líð, líddu; part. liðinn; a weak pret. líddi occurs, Am. 50, Pr. 438, Ó. H. 167, Mirm. 167: [Ulf. ga-leiþan = ἔρχεσθαι; A. S. lîðan; O. H. G. lîdan; Engl. lithe; Germ. and Engl. glide.]

A. Loc. to go, pass, move, with the notion to glide, slip, of ships, passage through the air, riding, sliding on ice, and the like; ok er skipit leið fram hjá flotanum, Hkr. ii. 54: er lauss Loki líðr or böndum, Vtkv. 15; baðtu heilan líða, thou badest him fare (speed) well, Ó. H. (in a verse); áðr héðan líðir, ere thou passest from here, Fas. i. 519 (in a verse); líða yfir úrig fjöll, Hðm. 11; líða lönd yfir, Gsp.; hvat þar ferr, eða at lopti líðr?—Né ek ferr, þó ek flýg, ok at lopti líð’k, Edda (in a verse); líðandi ( sliding) um langan veg, Vkv. 8; hverjar ‘ro þær meyjar er líða mar yfir, Vþm. 48, (mar-líðendr, q. v. = sea gliders); nú viltusk hundarnir farsins þegar þeir liðu at honum, Hom. 120; ok er skipit leið fram hjá flotanum, Hkr. ii. 57; líða hægt og hægt, of a vapour, of a ghost in tales, and the like.

II. even used as transitive, to pass, pass by, esp. as a naut. term; hann um leið ( passed by) Israels sona hús, Stj. 281; ok er þeir liðu nesit, when they slipped by the ness, Fms. ix. 503, v. l.; ok er þeir líðu ( passed through) Frekeyjar-sund, Fb. iii. 85.

III. impers., en er líðr Euphrates-á (acc.), when one passes the Euphrates, Hb. (1865) 8; meðan at leið boðanum, þá rak skipið ákafliga, ok svá síðan boðana leið, when the breakers were passed by, Fb. iii. 85:—metaph., hann var einnhverr mestr maðr ok ríkastr í Danmörku, þegar er konunginn líðr sjálfan, i. e. the greatest man in Denmark next to the king, Fms. xi. 51; Úlfr var maðr ríkastr í Danmörku þegar er konung líddi, Ó. H. 167; hann var einna mestr höfðingi er konunga líddi, Pr. 438.

IV. in prose the word is esp. freq. in a metaph. sense; líðr at e-m, faintness comes over one; nú tók at líða at Ölvi, O. began to get drunk, Eg. 213; but esp. of one in his last gasp, to be slipping away; Guthormr tók sótt, en er at honum leið, sendi hann menn á fund Haralds konungs, 118; Örlygr tók sótt, ok er at honum tók at líða, Eb. 160; leið þá bæði at kuldi ok mæði, he fainted away from cold and exhaustion, Fms. ix. 24; nú líðr opt at barni ( the infant may suddenly faint away) á vegum úti, svá at hætt er við dauða, N. G. L. i. 339; líðr at mætti e-s, one grows faint, Fms. viii. 258, Sturl. iii. 77, Bs. i. 819:—líða af, to pass; en er ljósit leið af, sá þeir hvergi Ólaf konung, Fms. ii. 332:—þá er hugr líðr ór brjósti manns, Mar.; liða ór huga e-m, to slip out of one’s mind, Fms. ii. 266, vi. 272; líða ór minni, to forget:—líða undan. to slip off, pass by, K. Á. 222, Fms. xi. 108:—líða um, to pass by, leave; margir eru þér betri helgir menn, ek liðu vér um þá, and yet we pass them by, 655 xiv, B. 2; eigi hæfir þá hluti um at liða, er …, Fms. x. 314: ellipt., því látu vér þat líða, at eigi verðr allt ritað, viii. 406, v. l.:—þó lætr konungr þetta hjá sér líða, he lets it pass by unheeded, xi. 60:—líða undir lok, to pass away, die, perish, Nj. 156, Sturl. ii. 113:—líða yfir, to pass over, happen, come to pass; hann er vinsæll ok ungr at aldri, mun fátt yfir liðit, Hkr. iii. 254; Ólafr sagði honum allt um ferðir sínar, þat er yfir hann hafði liðit, O. told him all that had come to pass, Fms. i. 79; eitt skal yfir oss liða alla, one fate shall befall us all, Nj. 191: of sleep, liðr yfir hann léttr höfgi, Th. 77: hann spurdi hvat liði um kvæðit, he asked how it went on with the poem, Eg. 420; also, hvað líðr kvæðinu? fréttir hann nú hvat liði bónorðs-málum, Ld. 92; hvat mun nú líða, ef þú tekr kerti þitt? Fb. i. 358; hvat líðr um mál Odds sonar míns? Band. 5; síðan hón leið ór mestri barnæsku, passed out of her early youth, Hom. 122; svefnhöfgi leið á hann, Fms. vi. 229: to swoon, metaphor prob. from the belief that some evil spirit passed over one’s head, það leið yfir hana, she swooned; also, líða í ómegin, to fall into a swoon, to faint, Fas. iii. 441.

B. Temp. to pass; líðr nú várit, Nj. 74; liðu svá þau misseri, 94; líðr af vetrinn, Eg. 340; ok er várit leið fram, 467; lengra skaltú renna áðr vika sé liðin, 745; þaðan líða ellifu vetr, ár, Rb. 70; liðr nú sjá stund er þeir höfðu á kveðit, Ld. 266; líðr fram vetrinn, 298; Egill tók at hressask svá sem fram leið at yrkja kvæðit, 644; leið svá fram aðra þrjá vetr, Fms. i. 57; liðu nú svá fram stundir, xi. 84.

2. with prepp.; þegar frá líðr, in the course of time, after a while; hón nærðisk svá sem frá leið, Fms. vi. 353; þvíat at því verðr spurt, hverr kvað, þegar frá líðr ( when time passes on), en eigi hversu lengi var at verit, Skálda 160; en er at leið Jólunum, when it drew nigh Yule, Fms. i. 36; ok er leið at þeirri stundu, Ld. 308; eigi líðr langt héðan, áðr, Fms. xi. 84; nú líðr í mót Jólum, iv. 82.

II. impers., líða á e-t, the time draws to a close, is far spent; ok er á leið daginn, Eg. 93; unz miðjan dag líddi, Am. 50; nú líddi fram nökkurar stundir, Mirm. 167; ok er á leið um kveldit, Eg. 206; er leið á várit (acc.), Nj. 12; nú liðr á sumarit til átta vikna, 93; þeir sváfu til þess er á leið nóttina, Ld. 44; en er á líðr daginn, 76; ok er á leið dag, úmætti konung, Fms. i. 46; en nú er á stundina líðr, x. 404; þá er á leið upp, towards the close of his life, 418; til þess er líðr fimmta dag viku, Grág. i. 142; þá er upp leið á æfi konunga, Rb. 388.

2. with dat.; nú líðr svá dögum, at …, the days draw on, Fms. xi. 422; hans lífdögum leið mjök fram, Stj. 134; sögðu at þá var liðit degi, the day was far spent, Fms. ix. 299; ok er fram leið nóttinni, x. 271; hann segir at tímanum liði, Bs. i. 910: of other things, er fram tók at líða smíðinni, Fb. ii. 463: freq. in mod. usage, hvað líðr þér? hvað líðr þessu? i. e. how goes it with it? how far have you got on? as also, hvernig líðr þér, how goes it with you? how do you do? answer, mér líðr, vel, bæriliga, ílla, and the like.

III. part., at áliðnu, in the latter part of a time; at áliðnum vetri, degi, towards the end of the winter, Ld. 234; um haustið at áliðnu, Fms. iv. 286; ok er svá var liðit ( the time was so far gone) bjósk Egill til ferðar, Eg. 394.

IV. part. líðandi, passing, fleeting:—pass. liðinn, past, dead, deceased; at liðinn fylki, Hkv. Hjörv. 42; hjá oss liðnum, Hkv. 2. 44: in mod. usage, of one who has just ceased to breathe, hann er liðinn, liðinn líkami, Pass. 17. 26: in allit., lífs og liðinn, living and lifeless, i. e. in life and in death: dead, dæmi liðinna feðra, Hom. 85; sælli væri liðnir en lifendr, the dead is more blessed than the living, Bs. i. 724: allit., hann er liðinn sem ljós, he is gone out like a light, i. e. quite gone.

1) на мелкие части (in)to smithereens coll, to pieces

2) разг совершенно completely, utterly

1. (used as an attempt to put s.o. to shame for unconscionable, inappropriate behavior, and/or as an attempt to convince him to change his behavior, reverse his decision etc) you (he etc) should be ashamed of yourself (himself etc): побойся бога =s have you no fear of God?

2. (used as an attempt to prevent s.o. from doing sth. imprudent, risky) be sensible

be reasonable

1. \Б-143 (кого от чего). Also: УПАСЙ (СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИ obs) БОГ (ГОСПОДЬ)

2. Also: УПАСИ (СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИ) БОГ (ГОСПОДЬ)

3. ( usu. predic (with subj: any common noun), modif, or adv ( intensif)) (a person or thing is) extremely bad, awful etc, (some undesirable quality is) very strongly manifested, (some undesirable action is carried out) with extreme intensity: God (may the Lord) save us (you etc) from such a NP (from a NP like that) God (may the Lord) spare you (me etc) a NP like that

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1. (used as an attempt to put s.o. to shame for unconscionable, inappropriate behavior, and/ or as an attempt to convince him to change his behavior, reverse his decision etc) you (he etc) should be ashamed of yourself (himself etc): побойся бога ≈ have you no fear of God?; have you no shame?; [in limited contexts] have a heart!; for God's (goodness', pity's) sake!

     ♦ [Саша:] Этот [ отец] пьян, Николай пьян, Миша тоже... Хоть бы бога вы побоялись... если людей не стыдитесь! (Чехов 1). [S ] Here's Father drunk, and so are Nicholas and Michael....Have you no fear of God, even if you don't care what men think? (1b).

     ♦ "Кондрат Иванович! Ведь завод останется без специалистов... Побойтесь бога..." (Ильф и Петров 2). "Kondrat Ivanovich! The plant will be left without any specialists....Have a heart!" (2a).

     ♦ "Пятьдэсят [used in place of the correct form пятьдесят to show a Ukrainian accent] сегодня" - "Что ты, Явдоха?.. Побойся бога. Позавчера сорок, вчера сорок пять, сегодня пятьдесят. Ведь этак невозможно" (Булгаков 3). "Fifty kopecks today.''..."What?... For pity's sake, Yavdokha - forty the day before yesterday, forty-five yesterday and now today it's fifty. You can't go on like this" (3a).

2. (used as an attempt to prevent s.o. from doing sth. imprudent, risky) be sensible:

- be reasonable;

- come to your senses;

- [in limited contexts] don't tempt the gods (the Lord).

     ♦ "Ну, Савельич, - сказал я ему, -...я еду в Белогорскую крепость". - "Батюшка Пётр Андреич! - сказал добрый дядька дрожащим голосом. - Побойся бога; как тебе пускаться в дорогу в нынешнее время, когда никуда проезду нет от разбойников!" (Пушкин 2). "Well, Savelich," I said to him, "...I am going to Fort Belogorsk " "Petr Andreich, young master!" said my good-natured attendant in a trembling voice. "Don't tempt the Lord! How could you set out now, when all the roads are cut off by the brigands?" (2a).

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1. (used as an attempt to put s.o. to shame for unconscionable, inappropriate behavior, and/ or as an attempt to convince him to change his behavior, reverse his decision etc) you (he etc) should be ashamed of yourself (himself etc): побойся бога ≈ have you no fear of God?; have you no shame?; [in limited contexts] have a heart!; for God's (goodness', pity's) sake!

     ♦ [Саша:] Этот [ отец] пьян, Николай пьян, Миша тоже... Хоть бы бога вы побоялись... если людей не стыдитесь! (Чехов 1). [S ] Here's Father drunk, and so are Nicholas and Michael....Have you no fear of God, even if you don't care what men think? (1b).

     ♦ "Кондрат Иванович! Ведь завод останется без специалистов... Побойтесь бога..." (Ильф и Петров 2). "Kondrat Ivanovich! The plant will be left without any specialists....Have a heart!" (2a).

     ♦ "Пятьдэсят [used in place of the correct form пятьдесят to show a Ukrainian accent] сегодня" - "Что ты, Явдоха?.. Побойся бога. Позавчера сорок, вчера сорок пять, сегодня пятьдесят. Ведь этак невозможно" (Булгаков 3). "Fifty kopecks today.''..."What?... For pity's sake, Yavdokha - forty the day before yesterday, forty-five yesterday and now today it's fifty. You can't go on like this" (3a).

2. (used as an attempt to prevent s.o. from doing sth. imprudent, risky) be sensible:

- be reasonable;

- come to your senses;

- [in limited contexts] don't tempt the gods (the Lord).

     ♦ "Ну, Савельич, - сказал я ему, -...я еду в Белогорскую крепость". - "Батюшка Пётр Андреич! - сказал добрый дядька дрожащим голосом. - Побойся бога; как тебе пускаться в дорогу в нынешнее время, когда никуда проезду нет от разбойников!" (Пушкин 2). "Well, Savelich," I said to him, "...I am going to Fort Belogorsk " "Petr Andreich, young master!" said my good-natured attendant in a trembling voice. "Don't tempt the Lord! How could you set out now, when all the roads are cut off by the brigands?" (2a).

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1. боже оборони (кого от чего). Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИ obs) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>-, ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [usu. indep. sent, sent adv (parenth), or predic (with subj: infin)]

⇒ used to express caution, concern that sth. undesirable may happen, or a warning to s.o. not to do sth.:

- God (heaven) forbid;

- (may) God preserve (save) s.o. (from sth.);

- God (heaven) help s.o. (if...);

- [in limited contexts](don't do sth.) for God's (heaven's) sake.

     ♦ "Если вы заботитесь о своем пищеварении, мой добрый совет - не говорите за обедом о большевизме и о медицине. И, Боже вас сохрани, не читайте до обеда советских газет" (Булгаков 11). "If you care about your digestion, my advice is-don't talk about Bolshevism or medicine at the table. And, God forbid - never read Soviet newspapers before dinner" (lib).

     ♦ "Избави бог его [Абуталипа] от такого [от равнодушия детей]. Хватит ему и других горестей", - подумал Едигей (Айтматов 2). "God preserve him [Abutalip] from that [from his children's indifference]. He has enough other troubles," thought Yedigei (2a).

     ♦ Но боже упаси тебя сделать что-нибудь из ряда вон выходящее или, страшно подумать, выдающееся! (Зиновьев 1). But God help you if you produce something out of the ordinary or, horror of horrors, outstanding! (1a).

     ♦ "...Здесь распространена трахома - упаси вас господь вытираться их полотенцами!" (Рыбаков 2). "...They've got trachoma, so never dry yourself with one of their towels, for God's sake!" (2a).

2. Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИВ) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>; ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [indep. sent or sent adv (parenth)]

⇒ used to express an emphatic denial of sth. that is, in fact, possible or may be assumed:

- God (heaven) forbid!

     ♦ "Я не хочу пугать тебя, но временами у меня ощущение, будто не сегодня-завтра меня арестуют". - "Сохрани Бог, Юрочка" (Пастернак 1). "I don't want to worry you, but occasionally I have the feeling that they might arrest me any day." "God forbid, Yurochka" (1a).

     ♦ [Они] расскажут при случае, что они, Боже упаси, не антисемиты... (Свирский 1). [They] tell you whenever the opportunity occurs that they aren't anti-Semitic, heaven forbid (1a).

3. [usu. predic (with subj: any common noun), modif, or adv (intensif)]

⇒ (a person or thing is) extremely bad, awful etc, (some undesirable quality is) very strongly manifested, (some undesirable action is carried out) with extreme intensity:

- God (may the Lord) save us (you etc) from such a [NP] (from a [NP] like that);

- God (may the Lord) spare you (me etc) a [NP] like that;

- (sth.) like I hope never to see (hear etc) again;

- goodness (God), how [AdjP] one (sth.) is;

- God, how...!;

- a God-awful [NP];

- God help us.

     ♦ И все [ведьмы], сколько ни было их там, как хмельные, отплясывали какого-то чертовского трепака. Пыль подняли боже упаси какую! (Гоголь 5). And the whole bunch of them [the witches] were dancing some sort of devil's jig as though they were drunk. What a dust they raised, God help us! (5a).

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1. боже сохрани (кого от чего). Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИ obs) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>-, ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [usu. indep. sent, sent adv (parenth), or predic (with subj: infin)]

⇒ used to express caution, concern that sth. undesirable may happen, or a warning to s.o. not to do sth.:

- God (heaven) forbid;

- (may) God preserve (save) s.o. (from sth.);

- God (heaven) help s.o. (if...);

- [in limited contexts](don't do sth.) for God's (heaven's) sake.

     ♦ "Если вы заботитесь о своем пищеварении, мой добрый совет - не говорите за обедом о большевизме и о медицине. И, Боже вас сохрани, не читайте до обеда советских газет" (Булгаков 11). "If you care about your digestion, my advice is-don't talk about Bolshevism or medicine at the table. And, God forbid - never read Soviet newspapers before dinner" (lib).

     ♦ "Избави бог его [Абуталипа] от такого [от равнодушия детей]. Хватит ему и других горестей", - подумал Едигей (Айтматов 2). "God preserve him [Abutalip] from that [from his children's indifference]. He has enough other troubles," thought Yedigei (2a).

     ♦ Но боже упаси тебя сделать что-нибудь из ряда вон выходящее или, страшно подумать, выдающееся! (Зиновьев 1). But God help you if you produce something out of the ordinary or, horror of horrors, outstanding! (1a).

     ♦ "...Здесь распространена трахома - упаси вас господь вытираться их полотенцами!" (Рыбаков 2). "...They've got trachoma, so never dry yourself with one of their towels, for God's sake!" (2a).

2. Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИВ) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>; ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [indep. sent or sent adv (parenth)]

⇒ used to express an emphatic denial of sth. that is, in fact, possible or may be assumed:

- God (heaven) forbid!

     ♦ "Я не хочу пугать тебя, но временами у меня ощущение, будто не сегодня-завтра меня арестуют". - "Сохрани Бог, Юрочка" (Пастернак 1). "I don't want to worry you, but occasionally I have the feeling that they might arrest me any day." "God forbid, Yurochka" (1a).

     ♦ [Они] расскажут при случае, что они, Боже упаси, не антисемиты... (Свирский 1). [They] tell you whenever the opportunity occurs that they aren't anti-Semitic, heaven forbid (1a).

3. [usu. predic (with subj: any common noun), modif, or adv (intensif)]

⇒ (a person or thing is) extremely bad, awful etc, (some undesirable quality is) very strongly manifested, (some undesirable action is carried out) with extreme intensity:

- God (may the Lord) save us (you etc) from such a [NP] (from a [NP] like that);

- God (may the Lord) spare you (me etc) a [NP] like that;

- (sth.) like I hope never to see (hear etc) again;

- goodness (God), how [AdjP] one (sth.) is;

- God, how...!;

- a God-awful [NP];

- God help us.

     ♦ И все [ведьмы], сколько ни было их там, как хмельные, отплясывали какого-то чертовского трепака. Пыль подняли боже упаси какую! (Гоголь 5). And the whole bunch of them [the witches] were dancing some sort of devil's jig as though they were drunk. What a dust they raised, God help us! (5a).

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1. боже упаси (кого от чего). Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИ obs) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>-, ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [usu. indep. sent, sent adv (parenth), or predic (with subj: infin)]

⇒ used to express caution, concern that sth. undesirable may happen, or a warning to s.o. not to do sth.:

- God (heaven) forbid;

- (may) God preserve (save) s.o. (from sth.);

- God (heaven) help s.o. (if...);

- [in limited contexts](don't do sth.) for God's (heaven's) sake.

     ♦ "Если вы заботитесь о своем пищеварении, мой добрый совет - не говорите за обедом о большевизме и о медицине. И, Боже вас сохрани, не читайте до обеда советских газет" (Булгаков 11). "If you care about your digestion, my advice is-don't talk about Bolshevism or medicine at the table. And, God forbid - never read Soviet newspapers before dinner" (lib).

     ♦ "Избави бог его [Абуталипа] от такого [от равнодушия детей]. Хватит ему и других горестей", - подумал Едигей (Айтматов 2). "God preserve him [Abutalip] from that [from his children's indifference]. He has enough other troubles," thought Yedigei (2a).

     ♦ Но боже упаси тебя сделать что-нибудь из ряда вон выходящее или, страшно подумать, выдающееся! (Зиновьев 1). But God help you if you produce something out of the ordinary or, horror of horrors, outstanding! (1a).

     ♦ "...Здесь распространена трахома - упаси вас господь вытираться их полотенцами!" (Рыбаков 2). "...They've got trachoma, so never dry yourself with one of their towels, for God's sake!" (2a).

2. Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИВ) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>; ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [indep. sent or sent adv (parenth)]

⇒ used to express an emphatic denial of sth. that is, in fact, possible or may be assumed:

- God (heaven) forbid!

     ♦ "Я не хочу пугать тебя, но временами у меня ощущение, будто не сегодня-завтра меня арестуют". - "Сохрани Бог, Юрочка" (Пастернак 1). "I don't want to worry you, but occasionally I have the feeling that they might arrest me any day." "God forbid, Yurochka" (1a).

     ♦ [Они] расскажут при случае, что они, Боже упаси, не антисемиты... (Свирский 1). [They] tell you whenever the opportunity occurs that they aren't anti-Semitic, heaven forbid (1a).

3. [usu. predic (with subj: any common noun), modif, or adv (intensif)]

⇒ (a person or thing is) extremely bad, awful etc, (some undesirable quality is) very strongly manifested, (some undesirable action is carried out) with extreme intensity:

- God (may the Lord) save us (you etc) from such a [NP] (from a [NP] like that);

- God (may the Lord) spare you (me etc) a [NP] like that;

- (sth.) like I hope never to see (hear etc) again;

- goodness (God), how [AdjP] one (sth.) is;

- God, how...!;

- a God-awful [NP];

- God help us.

     ♦ И все [ведьмы], сколько ни было их там, как хмельные, отплясывали какого-то чертовского трепака. Пыль подняли боже упаси какую! (Гоголь 5). And the whole bunch of them [the witches] were dancing some sort of devil's jig as though they were drunk. What a dust they raised, God help us! (5a).

• БОЖЕ УПАСИ coll

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1. избави бог (кого от чего). Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИ obs) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>-, ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [usu. indep. sent, sent adv (parenth), or predic (with subj: infin)]

⇒ used to express caution, concern that sth. undesirable may happen, or a warning to s.o. not to do sth.:

- God (heaven) forbid;

- (may) God preserve (save) s.o. (from sth.);

- God (heaven) help s.o. (if...);

- [in limited contexts](don't do sth.) for God's (heaven's) sake.

     ♦ "Если вы заботитесь о своем пищеварении, мой добрый совет - не говорите за обедом о большевизме и о медицине. И, Боже вас сохрани, не читайте до обеда советских газет" (Булгаков 11). "If you care about your digestion, my advice is-don't talk about Bolshevism or medicine at the table. And, God forbid - never read Soviet newspapers before dinner" (lib).

     ♦ "Избави бог его [Абуталипа] от такого [от равнодушия детей]. Хватит ему и других горестей", - подумал Едигей (Айтматов 2). "God preserve him [Abutalip] from that [from his children's indifference]. He has enough other troubles," thought Yedigei (2a).

     ♦ Но боже упаси тебя сделать что-нибудь из ряда вон выходящее или, страшно подумать, выдающееся! (Зиновьев 1). But God help you if you produce something out of the ordinary or, horror of horrors, outstanding! (1a).

     ♦ "...Здесь распространена трахома - упаси вас господь вытираться их полотенцами!" (Рыбаков 2). "...They've got trachoma, so never dry yourself with one of their towels, for God's sake!" (2a).

2. Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИВ) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>; ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [indep. sent or sent adv (parenth)]

⇒ used to express an emphatic denial of sth. that is, in fact, possible or may be assumed:

- God (heaven) forbid!

     ♦ "Я не хочу пугать тебя, но временами у меня ощущение, будто не сегодня-завтра меня арестуют". - "Сохрани Бог, Юрочка" (Пастернак 1). "I don't want to worry you, but occasionally I have the feeling that they might arrest me any day." "God forbid, Yurochka" (1a).

     ♦ [Они] расскажут при случае, что они, Боже упаси, не антисемиты... (Свирский 1). [They] tell you whenever the opportunity occurs that they aren't anti-Semitic, heaven forbid (1a).

3. [usu. predic (with subj: any common noun), modif, or adv (intensif)]

⇒ (a person or thing is) extremely bad, awful etc, (some undesirable quality is) very strongly manifested, (some undesirable action is carried out) with extreme intensity:

- God (may the Lord) save us (you etc) from such a [NP] (from a [NP] like that);

- God (may the Lord) spare you (me etc) a [NP] like that;

- (sth.) like I hope never to see (hear etc) again;

- goodness (God), how [AdjP] one (sth.) is;

- God, how...!;

- a God-awful [NP];

- God help us.

     ♦ И все [ведьмы], сколько ни было их там, как хмельные, отплясывали какого-то чертовского трепака. Пыль подняли боже упаси какую! (Гоголь 5). And the whole bunch of them [the witches] were dancing some sort of devil's jig as though they were drunk. What a dust they raised, God help us! (5a).

• БОЖЕ УПАСИ coll

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1. избави боже (кого от чего). Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИ obs) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>-, ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [usu. indep. sent, sent adv (parenth), or predic (with subj: infin)]

⇒ used to express caution, concern that sth. undesirable may happen, or a warning to s.o. not to do sth.:

- God (heaven) forbid;

- (may) God preserve (save) s.o. (from sth.);

- God (heaven) help s.o. (if...);

- [in limited contexts](don't do sth.) for God's (heaven's) sake.

     ♦ "Если вы заботитесь о своем пищеварении, мой добрый совет - не говорите за обедом о большевизме и о медицине. И, Боже вас сохрани, не читайте до обеда советских газет" (Булгаков 11). "If you care about your digestion, my advice is-don't talk about Bolshevism or medicine at the table. And, God forbid - never read Soviet newspapers before dinner" (lib).

     ♦ "Избави бог его [Абуталипа] от такого [от равнодушия детей]. Хватит ему и других горестей", - подумал Едигей (Айтматов 2). "God preserve him [Abutalip] from that [from his children's indifference]. He has enough other troubles," thought Yedigei (2a).

     ♦ Но боже упаси тебя сделать что-нибудь из ряда вон выходящее или, страшно подумать, выдающееся! (Зиновьев 1). But God help you if you produce something out of the ordinary or, horror of horrors, outstanding! (1a).

     ♦ "...Здесь распространена трахома - упаси вас господь вытираться их полотенцами!" (Рыбаков 2). "...They've got trachoma, so never dry yourself with one of their towels, for God's sake!" (2a).

2. Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИВ) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>; ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [indep. sent or sent adv (parenth)]

⇒ used to express an emphatic denial of sth. that is, in fact, possible or may be assumed:

- God (heaven) forbid!

     ♦ "Я не хочу пугать тебя, но временами у меня ощущение, будто не сегодня-завтра меня арестуют". - "Сохрани Бог, Юрочка" (Пастернак 1). "I don't want to worry you, but occasionally I have the feeling that they might arrest me any day." "God forbid, Yurochka" (1a).

     ♦ [Они] расскажут при случае, что они, Боже упаси, не антисемиты... (Свирский 1). [They] tell you whenever the opportunity occurs that they aren't anti-Semitic, heaven forbid (1a).

3. [usu. predic (with subj: any common noun), modif, or adv (intensif)]

⇒ (a person or thing is) extremely bad, awful etc, (some undesirable quality is) very strongly manifested, (some undesirable action is carried out) with extreme intensity:

- God (may the Lord) save us (you etc) from such a [NP] (from a [NP] like that);

- God (may the Lord) spare you (me etc) a [NP] like that;

- (sth.) like I hope never to see (hear etc) again;

- goodness (God), how [AdjP] one (sth.) is;

- God, how...!;

- a God-awful [NP];

- God help us.

     ♦ И все [ведьмы], сколько ни было их там, как хмельные, отплясывали какого-то чертовского трепака. Пыль подняли боже упаси какую! (Гоголь 5). And the whole bunch of them [the witches] were dancing some sort of devil's jig as though they were drunk. What a dust they raised, God help us! (5a).

• БОЖЕ УПАСИ coll

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1. избави господи (кого от чего). Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИ obs) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>-, ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [usu. indep. sent, sent adv (parenth), or predic (with subj: infin)]

⇒ used to express caution, concern that sth. undesirable may happen, or a warning to s.o. not to do sth.:

- God (heaven) forbid;

- (may) God preserve (save) s.o. (from sth.);

- God (heaven) help s.o. (if...);

- [in limited contexts](don't do sth.) for God's (heaven's) sake.

     ♦ "Если вы заботитесь о своем пищеварении, мой добрый совет - не говорите за обедом о большевизме и о медицине. И, Боже вас сохрани, не читайте до обеда советских газет" (Булгаков 11). "If you care about your digestion, my advice is-don't talk about Bolshevism or medicine at the table. And, God forbid - never read Soviet newspapers before dinner" (lib).

     ♦ "Избави бог его [Абуталипа] от такого [от равнодушия детей]. Хватит ему и других горестей", - подумал Едигей (Айтматов 2). "God preserve him [Abutalip] from that [from his children's indifference]. He has enough other troubles," thought Yedigei (2a).

     ♦ Но боже упаси тебя сделать что-нибудь из ряда вон выходящее или, страшно подумать, выдающееся! (Зиновьев 1). But God help you if you produce something out of the ordinary or, horror of horrors, outstanding! (1a).

     ♦ "...Здесь распространена трахома - упаси вас господь вытираться их полотенцами!" (Рыбаков 2). "...They've got trachoma, so never dry yourself with one of their towels, for God's sake!" (2a).

2. Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИВ) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>; ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [indep. sent or sent adv (parenth)]

⇒ used to express an emphatic denial of sth. that is, in fact, possible or may be assumed:

- God (heaven) forbid!

     ♦ "Я не хочу пугать тебя, но временами у меня ощущение, будто не сегодня-завтра меня арестуют". - "Сохрани Бог, Юрочка" (Пастернак 1). "I don't want to worry you, but occasionally I have the feeling that they might arrest me any day." "God forbid, Yurochka" (1a).

     ♦ [Они] расскажут при случае, что они, Боже упаси, не антисемиты... (Свирский 1). [They] tell you whenever the opportunity occurs that they aren't anti-Semitic, heaven forbid (1a).

3. [usu. predic (with subj: any common noun), modif, or adv (intensif)]

⇒ (a person or thing is) extremely bad, awful etc, (some undesirable quality is) very strongly manifested, (some undesirable action is carried out) with extreme intensity:

- God (may the Lord) save us (you etc) from such a [NP] (from a [NP] like that);

- God (may the Lord) spare you (me etc) a [NP] like that;

- (sth.) like I hope never to see (hear etc) again;

- goodness (God), how [AdjP] one (sth.) is;

- God, how...!;

- a God-awful [NP];

- God help us.

     ♦ И все [ведьмы], сколько ни было их там, как хмельные, отплясывали какого-то чертовского трепака. Пыль подняли боже упаси какую! (Гоголь 5). And the whole bunch of them [the witches] were dancing some sort of devil's jig as though they were drunk. What a dust they raised, God help us! (5a).

• БОЖЕ УПАСИ coll

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1. оборони бог (кого от чего). Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИ obs) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>-, ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [usu. indep. sent, sent adv (parenth), or predic (with subj: infin)]

⇒ used to express caution, concern that sth. undesirable may happen, or a warning to s.o. not to do sth.:

- God (heaven) forbid;

- (may) God preserve (save) s.o. (from sth.);

- God (heaven) help s.o. (if...);

- [in limited contexts](don't do sth.) for God's (heaven's) sake.

     ♦ "Если вы заботитесь о своем пищеварении, мой добрый совет - не говорите за обедом о большевизме и о медицине. И, Боже вас сохрани, не читайте до обеда советских газет" (Булгаков 11). "If you care about your digestion, my advice is-don't talk about Bolshevism or medicine at the table. And, God forbid - never read Soviet newspapers before dinner" (lib).

     ♦ "Избави бог его [Абуталипа] от такого [от равнодушия детей]. Хватит ему и других горестей", - подумал Едигей (Айтматов 2). "God preserve him [Abutalip] from that [from his children's indifference]. He has enough other troubles," thought Yedigei (2a).

     ♦ Но боже упаси тебя сделать что-нибудь из ряда вон выходящее или, страшно подумать, выдающееся! (Зиновьев 1). But God help you if you produce something out of the ordinary or, horror of horrors, outstanding! (1a).

     ♦ "...Здесь распространена трахома - упаси вас господь вытираться их полотенцами!" (Рыбаков 2). "...They've got trachoma, so never dry yourself with one of their towels, for God's sake!" (2a).

2. Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИВ) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>; ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [indep. sent or sent adv (parenth)]

⇒ used to express an emphatic denial of sth. that is, in fact, possible or may be assumed:

- God (heaven) forbid!

     ♦ "Я не хочу пугать тебя, но временами у меня ощущение, будто не сегодня-завтра меня арестуют". - "Сохрани Бог, Юрочка" (Пастернак 1). "I don't want to worry you, but occasionally I have the feeling that they might arrest me any day." "God forbid, Yurochka" (1a).

     ♦ [Они] расскажут при случае, что они, Боже упаси, не антисемиты... (Свирский 1). [They] tell you whenever the opportunity occurs that they aren't anti-Semitic, heaven forbid (1a).

3. [usu. predic (with subj: any common noun), modif, or adv (intensif)]

⇒ (a person or thing is) extremely bad, awful etc, (some undesirable quality is) very strongly manifested, (some undesirable action is carried out) with extreme intensity:

- God (may the Lord) save us (you etc) from such a [NP] (from a [NP] like that);

- God (may the Lord) spare you (me etc) a [NP] like that;

- (sth.) like I hope never to see (hear etc) again;

- goodness (God), how [AdjP] one (sth.) is;

- God, how...!;

- a God-awful [NP];

- God help us.

     ♦ И все [ведьмы], сколько ни было их там, как хмельные, отплясывали какого-то чертовского трепака. Пыль подняли боже упаси какую! (Гоголь 5). And the whole bunch of them [the witches] were dancing some sort of devil's jig as though they were drunk. What a dust they raised, God help us! (5a).

• БОЖЕ УПАСИ coll

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1. оборони господь (кого от чего). Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИ obs) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>-, ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [usu. indep. sent, sent adv (parenth), or predic (with subj: infin)]

⇒ used to express caution, concern that sth. undesirable may happen, or a warning to s.o. not to do sth.:

- God (heaven) forbid;

- (may) God preserve (save) s.o. (from sth.);

- God (heaven) help s.o. (if...);

- [in limited contexts](don't do sth.) for God's (heaven's) sake.

     ♦ "Если вы заботитесь о своем пищеварении, мой добрый совет - не говорите за обедом о большевизме и о медицине. И, Боже вас сохрани, не читайте до обеда советских газет" (Булгаков 11). "If you care about your digestion, my advice is-don't talk about Bolshevism or medicine at the table. And, God forbid - never read Soviet newspapers before dinner" (lib).

     ♦ "Избави бог его [Абуталипа] от такого [от равнодушия детей]. Хватит ему и других горестей", - подумал Едигей (Айтматов 2). "God preserve him [Abutalip] from that [from his children's indifference]. He has enough other troubles," thought Yedigei (2a).

     ♦ Но боже упаси тебя сделать что-нибудь из ряда вон выходящее или, страшно подумать, выдающееся! (Зиновьев 1). But God help you if you produce something out of the ordinary or, horror of horrors, outstanding! (1a).

     ♦ "...Здесь распространена трахома - упаси вас господь вытираться их полотенцами!" (Рыбаков 2). "...They've got trachoma, so never dry yourself with one of their towels, for God's sake!" (2a).

2. Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИВ) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>; ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [indep. sent or sent adv (parenth)]

⇒ used to express an emphatic denial of sth. that is, in fact, possible or may be assumed:

- God (heaven) forbid!

     ♦ "Я не хочу пугать тебя, но временами у меня ощущение, будто не сегодня-завтра меня арестуют". - "Сохрани Бог, Юрочка" (Пастернак 1). "I don't want to worry you, but occasionally I have the feeling that they might arrest me any day." "God forbid, Yurochka" (1a).

     ♦ [Они] расскажут при случае, что они, Боже упаси, не антисемиты... (Свирский 1). [They] tell you whenever the opportunity occurs that they aren't anti-Semitic, heaven forbid (1a).

3. [usu. predic (with subj: any common noun), modif, or adv (intensif)]

⇒ (a person or thing is) extremely bad, awful etc, (some undesirable quality is) very strongly manifested, (some undesirable action is carried out) with extreme intensity:

- God (may the Lord) save us (you etc) from such a [NP] (from a [NP] like that);

- God (may the Lord) spare you (me etc) a [NP] like that;

- (sth.) like I hope never to see (hear etc) again;

- goodness (God), how [AdjP] one (sth.) is;

- God, how...!;

- a God-awful [NP];

- God help us.

     ♦ И все [ведьмы], сколько ни было их там, как хмельные, отплясывали какого-то чертовского трепака. Пыль подняли боже упаси какую! (Гоголь 5). And the whole bunch of them [the witches] were dancing some sort of devil's jig as though they were drunk. What a dust they raised, God help us! (5a).

• БОЖЕ УПАСИ coll

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1. сохрани бог (кого от чего). Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИ obs) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>-, ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [usu. indep. sent, sent adv (parenth), or predic (with subj: infin)]

⇒ used to express caution, concern that sth. undesirable may happen, or a warning to s.o. not to do sth.:

- God (heaven) forbid;

- (may) God preserve (save) s.o. (from sth.);

- God (heaven) help s.o. (if...);

- [in limited contexts](don't do sth.) for God's (heaven's) sake.

     ♦ "Если вы заботитесь о своем пищеварении, мой добрый совет - не говорите за обедом о большевизме и о медицине. И, Боже вас сохрани, не читайте до обеда советских газет" (Булгаков 11). "If you care about your digestion, my advice is-don't talk about Bolshevism or medicine at the table. And, God forbid - never read Soviet newspapers before dinner" (lib).

     ♦ "Избави бог его [Абуталипа] от такого [от равнодушия детей]. Хватит ему и других горестей", - подумал Едигей (Айтматов 2). "God preserve him [Abutalip] from that [from his children's indifference]. He has enough other troubles," thought Yedigei (2a).

     ♦ Но боже упаси тебя сделать что-нибудь из ряда вон выходящее или, страшно подумать, выдающееся! (Зиновьев 1). But God help you if you produce something out of the ordinary or, horror of horrors, outstanding! (1a).

     ♦ "...Здесь распространена трахома - упаси вас господь вытираться их полотенцами!" (Рыбаков 2). "...They've got trachoma, so never dry yourself with one of their towels, for God's sake!" (2a).

2. Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИВ) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>; ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [indep. sent or sent adv (parenth)]

⇒ used to express an emphatic denial of sth. that is, in fact, possible or may be assumed:

- God (heaven) forbid!

     ♦ "Я не хочу пугать тебя, но временами у меня ощущение, будто не сегодня-завтра меня арестуют". - "Сохрани Бог, Юрочка" (Пастернак 1). "I don't want to worry you, but occasionally I have the feeling that they might arrest me any day." "God forbid, Yurochka" (1a).

     ♦ [Они] расскажут при случае, что они, Боже упаси, не антисемиты... (Свирский 1). [They] tell you whenever the opportunity occurs that they aren't anti-Semitic, heaven forbid (1a).

3. [usu. predic (with subj: any common noun), modif, or adv (intensif)]

⇒ (a person or thing is) extremely bad, awful etc, (some undesirable quality is) very strongly manifested, (some undesirable action is carried out) with extreme intensity:

- God (may the Lord) save us (you etc) from such a [NP] (from a [NP] like that);

- God (may the Lord) spare you (me etc) a [NP] like that;

- (sth.) like I hope never to see (hear etc) again;

- goodness (God), how [AdjP] one (sth.) is;

- God, how...!;

- a God-awful [NP];

- God help us.

     ♦ И все [ведьмы], сколько ни было их там, как хмельные, отплясывали какого-то чертовского трепака. Пыль подняли боже упаси какую! (Гоголь 5). And the whole bunch of them [the witches] were dancing some sort of devil's jig as though they were drunk. What a dust they raised, God help us! (5a).

• БОЖЕ УПАСИ coll

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1. сохрани господь (кого от чего). Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИ obs) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>-, ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [usu. indep. sent, sent adv (parenth), or predic (with subj: infin)]

⇒ used to express caution, concern that sth. undesirable may happen, or a warning to s.o. not to do sth.:

- God (heaven) forbid;

- (may) God preserve (save) s.o. (from sth.);

- God (heaven) help s.o. (if...);

- [in limited contexts](don't do sth.) for God's (heaven's) sake.

     ♦ "Если вы заботитесь о своем пищеварении, мой добрый совет - не говорите за обедом о большевизме и о медицине. И, Боже вас сохрани, не читайте до обеда советских газет" (Булгаков 11). "If you care about your digestion, my advice is-don't talk about Bolshevism or medicine at the table. And, God forbid - never read Soviet newspapers before dinner" (lib).

     ♦ "Избави бог его [Абуталипа] от такого [от равнодушия детей]. Хватит ему и других горестей", - подумал Едигей (Айтматов 2). "God preserve him [Abutalip] from that [from his children's indifference]. He has enough other troubles," thought Yedigei (2a).

     ♦ Но боже упаси тебя сделать что-нибудь из ряда вон выходящее или, страшно подумать, выдающееся! (Зиновьев 1). But God help you if you produce something out of the ordinary or, horror of horrors, outstanding! (1a).

     ♦ "...Здесь распространена трахома - упаси вас господь вытираться их полотенцами!" (Рыбаков 2). "...They've got trachoma, so never dry yourself with one of their towels, for God's sake!" (2a).

2. Also: УПАСИ( СОХРАНИ, ОБОРОНИВ) БОГ < ГОСПОДЬ>; БОЖЕ СОХРАНИ <ОБОРОНИ obs>; ИЗБАВИ БОГ <БОЖЕ, ГОСПОДИ> [indep. sent or sent adv (parenth)]

⇒ used to express an emphatic denial of sth. that is, in fact, possible or may be assumed:

- God (heaven) forbid!

     ♦ "Я не хочу пугать тебя, но временами у меня ощущение, будто не сегодня-завтра меня арестуют". - "Сохрани Бог, Юрочка" (Пастернак 1). "I don't want to worry you, but occasionally I have the feeling that they might arrest me any day." "God forbid, Yurochka" (1a).

     ♦ [Они] расскажут при случае, что они, Боже упаси, не антисемиты... (Свирский 1). [They] tell you whenever the opportunity occurs that they aren't anti-Semitic, heaven forbid (1a).

3. [usu. predic (with subj: any common noun), modif, or adv (intensif)]

⇒ (a person or thing is) extremely bad, awful etc, (some undesirable quality is) very strongly manifested, (some undesirable action is carried out) with extreme intensity:

- God (may the Lord) save us (you etc) from such a [NP] (from a [NP] like that);

- God (may the Lord) spare you (me etc) a [NP] like that;

- (sth.) like I hope never to see (hear etc) again;

- goodness (God), how [AdjP] one (sth.) is;

- God, how...!;

- a God-awful [NP];

- God help us.

     ♦ И все [ведьмы], сколько ни было их там, как хмельные, отплясывали какого-то чертовского трепака. Пыль подняли боже упаси какую! (Гоголь 5). And the whole bunch of them [the witches] were dancing some sort of devil's jig as though they were drunk. What a dust they raised, God help us! (5a).