from your lips to God's ears

phrase

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

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Meanings

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

    "Heaven help us," she said. "From your lips to God's ears," said Stan Pittman as he walked up to her desk.

    1987, Nancy Pickard, No Body, page 55
    1 more example

    "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!"

    2009, Sholem Aleichem, Tevye the Dairyman: And, Motl the Cantor's Son, page 64

Origin

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.

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Translations

German dein Wort in Gottes Ohr
  • dein Wort in Gottes OhrTranslations
Greek απ’ το στόμα σου και στου Θεού τ’ αφτί
  • απ’ το στόμα σου και στου Θεού τ’ αφτί (ap’ to stóma sou kai stou Theoú t’ aftí)Translations
Hebrew מהפה שלך לאלוהים
  • מהפה שלך לאלוהים (mehapé shelkhá le'elohím)Translations
Polish daj Boże, jak Bóg da
  • daj BożeTranslations
  • jak Bóg daTranslations
Russian твои слова да богу в уши
  • твои слова да богу в уши (tvoi slova da bogu v uši)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

from your lips to God's ears. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/from%20your%20lips%20to%20God's%20ears

MLA

“from your lips to God's ears.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/from%20your%20lips%20to%20God's%20ears. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “from your lips to God's ears,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/from%20your%20lips%20to%20God's%20ears.

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