perish the thought

US /ˈper.ɪʃ ðə θɔːt/
UK /ˈper.ɪʃ ðə θɔːt/
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Dios no lo quiera, ni pensarlo

used to say that you hope that something bad will not happen or is not true

:
Me, a politician? Perish the thought!
¿Yo, un político? ¡Dios no lo quiera!
He suggested we might fail, but perish the thought!
Sugirió que podríamos fallar, ¡pero Dios no lo quiera!