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from someone's mouth to God's ears

from someone's mouth to God's ears phrase: synonym of God willing: may what someone just said be (or be as if) a prayer to God; may the Lord hear our prayer.

Phrase

from someone's mouth to God's ears

  1. Synonym of God willing: may what someone just said be (or be as if) a prayer to God; may the Lord hear our prayer.
    • Person A: That guy might get his comeuppance someday. Person B: From your mouth to God's ears.
    • Kid: My friend Ellie said that this weather won't last. Mom: From her mouth to God's ears.
    Synonyms:
    God willing

Synonyms of from someone's mouth to God's ears

Questions about from someone's mouth to God's ears

What does from someone's mouth to God's ears mean?
From someone's mouth to God's ears means synonym of God willing: may what someone just said be (or be as if) a prayer to God; may the Lord hear our prayer.
What part of speech is from someone's mouth to God's ears?
From someone's mouth to God's ears is a phrase.

Words near from someone's mouth to God's ears in the dictionary

  1. from post to pillar
  2. from scratch
  3. from sea to shining sea
  4. from side to side
  5. from soda to hock
  6. from someone's mouth to God's ears
  7. from soup to nuts
  8. from start to finish
  9. from stem to stern
  10. from that time on
  11. from the bottom of one's heart

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