heaven help (one)
heaven help (one)
A phrase used to acknowledge that one is in or could potentially be in trouble. A: "You'll have to go down into the basement to reset the breakers." B: "...which is full of spiders. Heaven help me." Well, heaven help you if Mom finds out that you're the one who broke her vase. Heaven help us if she becomes our boss.
See also: heaven, help
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
Heaven help us!
Fig. Good grief!; That's awful. He fell and broke his hip! Heaven help us! What's next?
See also: heaven, help
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
God/Heaven ˈhelp somebody
(spoken) used to say that you are afraid somebody will be in danger or that something bad will happen to them: God help us if this doesn’t work.(Some people find this use offensive.)See also: god, heaven, help, somebody
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- God help (one)
- God/Heaven help somebody
- Heaven help us!
- (one's) best foot forward
- best foot forward
- (as) sure as eggs (is eggs)
- a penny for them
- 57
- and the rest
- and how