Phrase guide

from your lips to God's ears

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

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History

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.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: dein Wort in Gottes Ohr — Translations
  • Greek: απ’ το στόμα σου και στου Θεού τ’ αφτί (ap’ to stóma sou kai stou Theoú t’ aftí) — Translations
  • Hebrew: מהפה שלך לאלוהים (mehapé shelkhá le'elohím) — Translations
  • Russian: твои слова да богу в уши (tvoi slova da bogu v uši) — Translations
  • Serbo-Croatian: iz tvojih usta u božije uši — Translations