God knows!

God knows!
разг.
(God (или goodness) knows! (тж. heaven или the Lord knows!))
бог его знает!, кто его знает!; видит бог, одному богу известно; см. тж. God wot

‘Your father,’ went on Soames, ‘Took an interest in her - why, goodness knows!’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘In Chancery’, part I, ch. VIII) — - Ваш отец, - продолжал Сомс, - почему-то симпатизировал ей.

Heaven knows, I am a good-natured woman, but there are limits to everything. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Theatre’, ch. XXI) — Видит бог, сердце у меня доброе, но есть предел всему.

‘What do you suppose it's about?’ ‘God knows.’ (J. Steinbeck, ‘The Winter of Our Discontent’, part II, ch. XII) — - Как вы думаете, что бы это значило? - Бог его знает.

He never had any money; how he lived, god knows. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Potch and Colour’, ‘Mrs. Grundy's Mission’) — У преподобного Тома денег никогда не было. Одному богу известно, на что он жил.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • God\ knows — • God knows • goodness knows • heaven knows • heaven (only) knows • Lord knows informal 1. Maybe God knows but I don t know and no one else knows. Often used with only . Do you know where Susan is? God only knows! 2. Surely; certainly. Goodness… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • God Knows — may refer to:In music: * God Knows (song), a single by Aya HiranoIn literature: * God Knows (novel), a novel by Joseph Heller …   Wikipedia

  • God knows — or[goodness knows] or[heaven knows] {informal} 1. Maybe God knows but I don t know and no one else knows. Often used with only . * /Do you know where Susan is? God only knows!/ 2. Surely; certainly. * /Goodness knows, the poor man needs the money …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • God knows — or[goodness knows] or[heaven knows] {informal} 1. Maybe God knows but I don t know and no one else knows. Often used with only . * /Do you know where Susan is? God only knows!/ 2. Surely; certainly. * /Goodness knows, the poor man needs the money …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • God Knows (novel) — God Knows is a tragicomedic novel written by Joseph Heller.It is narrated by the Biblical King David of Israel, and purports to be his deathbed memoirs; however, this David does not recount his life in a straightforward fashion, and the storyline …   Wikipedia

  • God knows — ► God (or goodness or heaven) knows I have no idea. Main Entry: ↑know …   English terms dictionary

  • God Knows (song) — Single infobox Name = God Knows Artist = Mando Diao Released = 2004 Genre = Garage Rock Label = EMI Music Sweden, Majesty Last single = Clean Town (2004) You Can t Steal My Love (UK) (2005) This single = God Knows (2004) or God Knows (UK) (2005)… …   Wikipedia

  • God Knows I'm Good — Infobox Song Name =God Knows I m Good Border = Caption = Type = Artist =David Bowie alt Artist = Album =David Bowie (aka Space Oddity ) Published = Released = track no = Recorded = Genre = Length =3:13 Writer =David Bowie Label =Philips Producer …   Wikipedia

  • God knows how — adverb by some means not understood by the speaker (Freq. 1) God knows how he did it, but he did climbed that steep wall …   Useful english dictionary

  • God knows truly — God wat soðlice …   English to the Old English

  • God knows — I have no idea (expression of a lack of knowledge on the part of the speaker) …   English contemporary dictionary


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