God forbid

Idioms  

1. Also, heaven forbid. May God prevent something from happening or being the case. For example, God forbid that they actually encounter a bear, or Heaven forbid that the tornado pulls off the roof. This term, in which heaven also stands for “God,” does not necessarily imply a belief in God's direct intervention but merely expresses a strong wish. [c. 1225] For a synonym, see perish the thought.

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Example Sentences

"I want to leave this place," one woman said, "so my daughter can study and live her life. She has the right to an education, to visit a park, to get medical care. If she's ill, God forbid, she should be able to go to hospital like any other child, without soldiers going with us."

From BBC

“It’s not because of illness, God forbid, or anything else bad, is it?”

From Literature

God forbid anyone watching TikToks at full volume in their living room while watching a movie at the same time happens to miss this integral plot detail; otherwise, they might think Matt Damon’s character is just mopey, instead of mopey with a dead son.

From Salon

But you also buy yourself peace of mind and the knowledge that should the roof get blown off your home during a storm, or — God forbid — there’s a fire due to faulty electrical wiring or an adapter that’s not able to carry the voltage, you won’t face thousands or potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars in expenses that you can ill afford.

From MarketWatch

"If a missile or drone hits it directly, or even falls somewhere nearby, for example, an Iskander, God forbid, it will cause a mini-earthquake in the area," Tarakanov told AFP in an interview conducted last week.

From Barron's