God help someone

English Etymology Compare ang God helpe sumes mannes. Interjection en second or third person Expressing pity, commiseration or benediction (in a literally or figuratively religious way). en heaven help someone God love someone en God help him, he's just trying to stay afloat. en Well, you certainly tried your best, God help you. God help yon poor pale girl, who droops forlorn, / And meekly her affliction doth endure; / God help her, outcast lamb; she trembling stands, / All wan her lips, and frozen red her hands; 143 ‘But we want to be a bit more experimental than that. We want to retain our pop sensibilities, but kind of stretch them a bit.’God help us.‘Sounds great.’ en second or third person Expressing a threat or a warning to the person who violates some rule or condition. (The implication is that something so bad will happen, such as the speaker punishing the other person or a disaster ensuing, that the other person will need God's protection from that wrath or calamity.) en heaven help someone en God help you;   en God help them en God help you if you break my equipment because you were acting like a bull in a china shop. [ = I'll beat your ass if you do that.] en God help you if you set sail in this weather. [ = You'll be lucky to survive if you do that.] en 2011 Simon Perry All Who Came Before 60 “God help anyone who touches wine destined for Amram's lips!” Eliazar laughed as he lifted the skins on the cart to reach for a piece of bread to chew as he walked. en first person An expression of astonishment, dismay, bemusement, or a jocular hint of any of those. en heaven help someone en lawdamercy Jesus Christ#Interjection Jesus, Mary and Joseph#Interjection Lord love a duck en God help me;   en God help us en God help us! They're actually going to run an AI arms race without bothering to agree a framework for AI safety first. en They might just have the tiger by the tail, God help us. en I'm going to have a go, God help me. Wish me luck. Translations pity or commiseration Swedish: sv Gud nåde Gud nåde någon threat Swedish: sv Gud nåde Gud nåde någon en subjunctive expressions