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God willing and the creek don't rise

God willing and the creek don't rise is the alternative form of Lord willing and the creek don't rise.

Meaning of Lord willing and the creek don't rise

Phrase

Lord willing and the creek don't rise

  1. (US, idiomatic, informal) Barring unforeseen circumstances.
    • Near-synonym: hopefully (sentence adverbial sense)
    Antonyms:
    hell no, God forbid

Questions about God willing and the creek don't rise

What is God willing and the creek don't rise the alternative form of?
God willing and the creek don't rise is the alternative form of Lord willing and the creek don't rise.

Words near God willing and the creek don't rise in the dictionary

  1. God the Son
  2. god tier
  3. god tree
  4. god trees
  5. god willing
  6. God willing and the creek don't rise
  7. God wink
  8. God winks
  9. God works in mysterious ways
  10. God's acre
  11. God's acres

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