Lord willing and the creek don't rise

English Alternative forms Variants may replace "(the) Lord" with "God" or "(the) Good Lord," substitute "crick" or "river" for "creek," or capitalize "Creek" based on confusion with the Creek Indian tribe. Etymology Statements 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. Pronunciation en En-au-Lord willing and the creek don't rise.ogg AU Phrase phr ~Lord willing en idiomatic US informal Barring unforeseen circumstances. en God willing and the creek don't rise Lord willing God willing ; more at Thesaurus:God forbid § Antonyms en hell no God forbid Thesaurus:God forbid en come hell or high water en hopefully<qq:sentence adverbial sense> en Lord willing and the creek don't rise, we'll have that new barn finished in time for the harvest. Translations phrase Dutch: nl ijs en weder dienende, nl bij leven en welzijn Finnish: fi jos Luoja suo Polish: pl jak Bóg pozwoli See also en up shit's creek without a paddle References Merriam Webster Word to the Wise (audio) en ellipses