Meaning of from your lips to God's ears | Babel Free
Definitions
Used to express the speaker's wish that a preceding statement by another speaker were to come true.
informal
Equivalents
Deutsch
dein Wort in Gottes Ohr
Русский
твои слова да богу в уши
Examples
“"Heaven help us," she said. "From your lips to God's ears," said Stan Pittman as he walked up to her desk.”
“"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!"”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.