Lord willing and the creek don't rise

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短语
  1. Barring unforeseen circumstances. US,idiomatic,informal
    — Near-synonym: hopefully (sentence adverbial sense)

词源

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.
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