PERISH THE THOUGHT


Meaning of PERISH THE THOUGHT in English

{v. phr.} Let us not even think of it; may it never come true. - Used as an exclamation. * /If John fails the college entrance exam - perish the thought - he will go back to high school for one more year./ * /Perish the thought that Mary should have cancer./ Compare: GOD FORBID.

Dictionary of English idioms .      Словарь английских идиом.