THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD (GO I)

Meaning of THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD (GO I) in English

( saying ) used to say that you could easily have been in the same difficult or unpleasant situation that sb else is in

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GRACE — I In Christian theology, the unmerited gift of divine favour, which brings about the salvation of a sinner. The concept …
Английский словарь Британика
GOD — I Deity or Supreme Being. Each of the major monotheistic world religions worships a Supreme Being, who is the sole …
Английский словарь Британика
THERE — I. (|)tha(a)](ə)r, (|)the], ]ə adverb Etymology: Middle English ther, there, thar, thare, from Old English thǣr, thēr, thār; akin to …
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GOD — I. ˈgäd sometimes ˈgȯd noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Frisian & Old …
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GO — I. (|)gō, when followed without pause by a stressed syllable sometimes _gə or +V _gəw verb ( went (|)went ; …
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FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
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BUT — I. (ˈ)bət, usu -əd.+V conjunction Etymology: Middle English, conjunction & preposition, from Old English būtan, būte, conjunction & preposition, without, …
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GOD — noun : the supreme or ultimate reality : the Deity variously conceived in theology, philosophy, and popular religion: as a. …
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THERE — /dhair/ ; unstressed /dheuhr/ , adv. 1. in or at that place (opposed to here ): She is there now. …
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GRACE — — gracelike , adj. /grays/ , n. , v. , graced, gracing . n. 1. elegance or beauty of form, …
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GOD — /god/ , n. , v. , godded, godding , interj. n. 1. the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler …
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BUT — but 1 /but/ ; unstressed /beuht/ , conj. 1. on the contrary; yet: My brother went, but I did not. …
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THERE — I. ˈther adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thǣr; akin to Old High German dār there, Old English thæt …
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GRACE — I. ˈgrās noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin gratia favor, charm, thanks, from gratus pleasing, grateful; akin to …
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GO — I. ˈgō verb ( went ˈwent ; gone ˈgȯn also ˈgän ; go·ing ˈgō-iŋ, ˈgȯ(-)iŋ; “gȯing to” in sense 13 …
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GRACE — noun thanks. 2. grace ·vt to supply with heavenly grace. 3. grace ·vt to add grace notes, cadenzas, ·etc., to. …
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GOD — adj & ·noun good. 2. god ·vt to treat as a god; to idolize. 3. god ·noun figuratively applied to …
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GO — noun a glass of spirits. 2. go ·noun act; working; operation. 3. go ·p.p. gone. 4. go ·noun noisy merriment; …
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BUT — noun a limit; a boundary. 2. but ·vt a thrust in fencing. 3. but ·vi ·see butt, ·v, and abut, …
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GRACE — [grace] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. L gratia favor, charm, thanks, fr. gratus pleasing, grateful; akin to Skt grnati he …
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GOD — [god] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG got god] (bef. 12c) 1 cap: the supreme or ultimate reality: as …
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GO — [go] vb went ; gone ; go.ing ; goes [ME gon, fr. OE gan; akin to OHG gan to go, …
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GRACE — in Christian theology, the spontaneous, unmerited gift of the divine favour in the salvation of sinners, and the divine influence …
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GRACE — grace, Grace BrE AmE ɡreɪs ▷ graced ɡreɪst ▷ graces, Graces, Grace's ˈɡreɪs ɪz -əz ▷ gracing ˈɡreɪs ɪŋ ▶ …
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THERE — / ðeə(r); NAmE ðer/ adverb , exclamation ■ adverb 1. there is, are, was, were, etc. used to show that …
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GRACE — / greɪs; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun OF MOVEMENT 1. [ U ] an attractive quality of movement …
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GOD — / gɒd; NAmE gɑːd/ noun 1. God [ sing. ] (not used with the ) ( in Christianity, Islam and …
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GO — / gəʊ; NAmE goʊ/ verb , noun ■ verb ( goes / gəʊz; NAmE goʊz/ went / went; NAmE / …
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THERE — I. there 1 S1 W1 /ðeə, ðə $ ðer, ðər/ BrE AmE pronoun there is/exists/remains etc used to say that …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GRACE — I. grace 1 /ɡreɪs/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin gratia 'pleasing quality, …
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GRACE — I. Grace, Princess BrE AmE ⇨ ↑ Kelly, Grace II. Grace, W.G. BrE AmE (1848–1915) an English ↑ cricketer who …
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GOD — God BrE AmE 1 . the spirit or power who Christians, Jews, and Muslims pray to and regard as the …
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GOD — god S1 W1 /ɡɒd $ ɡɑːd/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ] 1 . God the spirit or …
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FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
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BUT — I. but 1 S1 W1 /bət; strong bʌt/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: butan 'outside, without, …
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THERE — adv., n., & int. --adv. 1 in, at, or to that place or position (lived there for some years; goes …
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GRACE — n. & v. --n. 1 attractiveness, esp. in elegance of proportion or manner or movement; gracefulness. 2 courteous good will …
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GOD — n. 1 a (in many religions) a superhuman being or spirit worshipped as having power over nature, human fortunes, etc.; …
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THERE — adv., n., & int. adv. 1 in, at, or to that place or position (lived there for some years; goes …
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GRACE — n. & v. n. 1 attractiveness, esp. in elegance of proportion or manner or movement; gracefulness. 2 courteous good will …
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GOD — n. 1 a (in many religions) a superhuman being or spirit worshipped as having power over nature, human fortunes, etc.; …
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BUT — conj., prep., adv., pron., n., & v. conj. 1 a nevertheless, however (tried hard but did not succeed; I am …
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THERE — adv., n., & int. --adv. 1. in, at, or to that place or position (lived there for some years; goes …
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GRACE — n. & v. --n. 1. attractiveness, esp. in elegance of proportion or manner or movement; gracefulness. 2 courteous good will …
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GOD — n.1 a (in many religions) a superhuman being or spirit worshipped as having power over nature, human fortunes, etc.; a …
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BUT — 1.conj., prep., adv., pron., n., & v. --conj. 1. a nevertheless, however (tried hard but did not succeed; I am …
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GRACE — ( graces, gracing, graced) 1. If someone moves with grace , they move in a smooth, controlled, and attractive way. …
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GOD — ( gods) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The name God is …
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FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
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BUT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use but to introduce something …
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GRACE — (~s, gracing, ~d) 1. If someone moves with ~, they move in a smooth, controlled, and attractive way. He moved …
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GOD — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The name God is given …
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