Lord love you

Phrase

Lord love you

1. Said to express good will toward the listener.
   • Lord love you, can not, cannot you at last give comfort to two honest hearts ?1770, Samuel Richardson, The History of Sir Charles Grandison in a Series of Letters
   • The Reverend winced, but said mildly,— “Yes,—we are Americans.” “Lord love you, you can just bet that's what I am, every time! Put it there!”1880, Mark Twain, A Tramp Abroad

   Synonyms:

   God love someone, God bless you

2. Said to soften the negative impact of something that is said next.
   • And, Lord love you, Betsy ! who do you think would marry a soldier in these times ?1840, Frederick Chamier, Ben Brace, the last of Nelson's Agamemnons, page 37
   • “If, as how, miss, (you see,) it was only ourselves that you had to do with—(but, Lord love you, miss! we're only officers, and has our duty to do, and must do it!)—why, we'd go a little out of our way for to oblige a lady; but the people you must go to is the gemmen whose names is here," pointing...1841, Samuel Warren, Ten Thousand A-year - Volume 5, page 138

   Synonyms:

   God love someone, God bless you