perish the thought

US /ˈper.ɪʃ ðə θɔːt/
UK /ˈper.ɪʃ ðə θɔːt/
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休想, 萬萬不可

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

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Me, a politician? Perish the thought!
我,一個政客?休想
He suggested we might fail, but perish the thought!
他暗示我們可能會失敗,但休想