Смысл: blue heaven

blue heaven[͵blu:ʹhev(ə)n]
амер. сл.
<Í> амобарбитал (в голубых таблетках)

heaven Идиома

for heaven's sake

for the sake of everyone, for goodness sake For heaven's sake, don't give her a teapot. She has four!

heaven forbid

we should not do it, we are not permitted "Grandma said, ""Heaven forbid! Don't play hockey on Sunday!"""

heaven help us

we are facing a crisis, we need a lot of help Heaven help us if we have an accident with Dad's Mercedes.

heavens

goodness, oh dear, gosh Heavens! You weren't supposed to arrive until Friday!

heavens to Betsy

oh no, heavens Heavens to Betsy! I can't find my purse!

in heaven's name

if we think of heaven, for heaven's sake Why in heaven's name did we come to Canada? It's cold here!

in seventh heaven

very happy I have been in seventh heaven since I started my new job.

move heaven and earth

try every way, do everything one can I will move heaven and earth to help you get a job with our company.

seventh heaven

in a situation of great happiness She has been in seventh heaven since she moved to the new department.

thank heavens

thank the gods, thank goodness "When we phoned Mom, she said, ""Thank heavens you're safe!"""

what in the name of heaven

what is that? what's going on You built a gazebo? What in the name of heaven is that?

move heaven and earth to

Idiom(s): move heaven and earth to do sth

Theme: EFFORT

to make a major effort to do something. (Fixed order.)
• “I’ll move heaven and earth to be with you, Mary," said Bill.
• I had to move heaven and earth to get there on time.
• Your father and I had to move heaven and earth to pay for your braces and your college bills, and what thanks do we get?

Heaven knows

If you ask someone a question and they say this, they have no idea.

Heavenly bodies

The heavenly bodies are the stars.

in hog heaven

be very happy: "We gave him flying lessons for his birthday - he was in hog heaven!"

for Heaven's sake!|Heaven|Heaven's sake|sake

adv. phr. Please. "Help me, for Heaven's sake!" the injured man cried.

heaven knows|God|God knows|goodness|goodness 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. Heaven only knows, I have tried hard enough.

heavenly days!|day|days|heavenly

interj., informal Exclamation of amazement and disbelief with negative coloring. Heavenly days! Look what happened! The dog did it again on the Persian carpet!
Compare: GOOD GRIEF!

move heaven and earth|earth|heaven|move

v. phr. To try every way; do everything you can. Joe moved heaven and earth to be sent to Washington.
Compare: LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED.

seventh heaven|heaven|seventh

n. phr., literary The pinnacle of happiness. We were in seventh heaven when the helicopter flew us over the magnificent Grand Canyon.

would heaven|heaven

literary I wish that.

Used at the beginning of a sentence expressing a wish; followed by a verb in the subjunctive; found mostly in poetry and older literature. Would that I could only drop everything and join you. Would that my mother were alive to see me married.
Synonym: IF ONLY.

heaven

heaven
In addition to the idioms beginning with heaven, also see for one's sake; God forbid; God knows; in seventh heaven; in the name of; manna from heaven; move heaven and earth; pennies from heaven; in seventh heaven; stink to high heaven; thank God.
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heavenly days

heavenly days
An exclamation similar to for heaven's sake. See under for one's sake, def. 3.

manna from heaven

manna from heaven
An unexpected aid, advantage, or assistance, as in After all the criticism in the media, that favorable evaluation was like manna from heaven. This expression alludes to the food (manna) that miraculously appears to feed the Israelites on their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land (Exodus 16:15).

pennies from heaven

pennies from heaven
Unexpected good fortune, a windfall, as in They sent back our check—pennies from heaven. This expression may have originated with a song and motion picture so named (1936), popularized by Bing Crosby.

smell to high heaven

smell to high heaven
see stink to high heaven.

stink to high heaven

stink to high heaven
Also, smell to high heaven. Be of very poor quality; also, be suspect or in bad repute. For example, This plan of yours stinks to high heaven, or His financial schemes smell to high heaven; I'm sure they're dishonest. This expression alludes to something so rank that it can be smelled from a great distance. [c. 1600]