from your lips to God's ears
English
editEtymology
editThe expression originated in Yiddish, spoken by Ashkenazi Jews in Europe. It was adopted into English due to the influence of Ashkenazim who immigrated to the United States.
Phrase
edit- (informal) Used to express the speaker's wish that a preceding statement by another speaker were to come true.
- 1987, Nancy Pickard, No Body, page 55:
- "Heaven help us," she said. "From your lips to God's ears," said Stan Pittman as he walked up to her desk.
- 2009, Sholem Aleichem, Tevye the Dairyman: And, Motl the Cantor's Son, page 64:
- "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!"
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