I wish to God

I wish to God
разг.
(I (we. etc.) wish to God (или goodness))
Господи, как бы мне (нам и т. д.) хотелось

Oh, I wish to goodness I were twenty-one. It is awful to be at somebody else's beck and call. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Of Human Bondage’, ch. 21) — Ах, хоть бы мне скорей исполнился двадцать один год. Ужасно, когда ты во всем от кого-то зависишь.

I wish to God we knew what was in their minds. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Nothern Light’, part I, ch. 3) — Господи, как бы я хотел знать, что у них на уме!

‘Oh, don't be silly, Howard.’ ‘I'm not being silly. I wish to God I was.’ (J. B. Priestley, ‘Angel Pavement’, ch. XI) — - Ах, Говард, не говори глупости. - Нет, это не глупости. Видит Бог, я бы очень хотел, чтобы это были глупости.


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

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