far be it phrase1 •A disclaimer stating that something should not come to pass, or that a person would never do or think a certain thing.Samuel 20:20, And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.October 1761, Oliver Cromwell, letter to Mr. Storie Far be it that soe much guilt should sticke to your hands, who live in a citye so renowned for the clere shininge light of the Gospell.
