Lord willing and the creek don't rise
Barring unforeseen circumstancesBarring unforeseen circumstances.
» The Lord has truly risen!
Der Herr ist wahrhaft auferstanden! — Ioan_Cristian
Ioan_Cristian · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(US, idiomatic, informal)Barring unforeseen circumstances.
Near-synonym: hopefully (sentence adverbial sense)
Lord willing and the creek don't rise, we'll have that new barn finished in time for the harvest.
Examples
1 sentencesThe Lord has truly risen!
deDer Herr ist wahrhaft auferstanden! — Ioan_Cristian
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1 languagesOrigin
Statements of the form "God/Lord willing and (some other condition being met)" are ancientStatements of the form "God/Lord willing and (some other condition being met)" are ancient extensions of simple acceptance of God's will in phrases like God willing and Lord willing. "Creek" originated as a reference to creeks flooding and preventing travel, but is sometimes re-interpreted as a reference to the Creek tribe.
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