let this cup pass from me
Preserved but no longer current.
Let this trouble or affliction be taken away, that I may not be compelled to undergo it; this cup is "full of the wine of God's fury," let me not be com- pelled to drink it. The reference is to Christ's agony in the garden (Matt, xxvi, 39).
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “let this cup pass from me” mean?
Let this trouble or affliction be taken away, that I may not be compelled to undergo it; this cup is "full of the wine of God's fury," let me not be com- pelled to drink it. The reference is to Christ's agony in the garden (Matt, xxvi, 39).
Is “let this cup pass from me” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.