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from your lips to God's ears

from your lips to God's ears phrase: used to express the speaker's wish that a preceding statement by another speaker were to come true.

Phrase

from your lips to God's ears

  1. (informal) Used to express the speaker's wish that a preceding statement by another speaker were to come true.
    • "Heaven help us," she said. "From your lips to God's ears," said Stan Pittman as he walked up to her desk.1987, Nancy Pickard, No Body, page 55
    • "From your lips to God's ears! May our enemies," I said, "have as much good health as I understand what is happening with you and what this game is about!"2009, Sholem Aleichem, Tevye the Dairyman: And, Motl the Cantor's Son, page 64

Origin of from your lips to God's ears

The expression originated in Yiddish (פֿון דײַן מויל אין גאָטס אויערן), spoken by Ashkenazi Jews in Europe. It was adopted into English due to the influence of Ashkenazim who immigrated to the United States.

Questions about from your lips to God's ears

What does from your lips to God's ears mean?
From your lips to God's ears means used to express the speaker's wish that a preceding statement by another speaker were to come true.
What part of speech is from your lips to God's ears?
From your lips to God's ears is a phrase.

Words near from your lips to God's ears in the dictionary

  1. from top to toe
  2. from week to week
  3. from where one is sitting
  4. from where one sits
  5. from womb to tomb
  6. from your lips to God's ears
  7. fromage
  8. fromage blanc
  9. fromage blancs
  10. fromage frais
  11. fromager

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