English Explanatory Dictionary

from your lips to God's ears

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Used to express the speaker's wish that a preceding statement by another speaker were to come true.

Word forms

from your lips to God's ears

Etymology

The expression originated in Yiddish (פֿון דײַן מויל אין גאָטס אויערן), spoken by Ashkenazi Jews in Europe. It was adopted into English due to the influence of Ashkenazim who immigrated to the United States.

Related words

I wish
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