Far be it from me

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Far be it from me

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Meaning

A disassociation from something - 'God forbid that I should... ' [do that thing].

Origin

From the Bible, Samuel 20:20 (King James Version):

And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.