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Ach du lieber! is a shortened form of Ach du lieber Himmel! or Ach du lieber Gott! and translates as:

Oh my God!

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Good Heavens!

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My mother (from German Jewish background) and paternal grandmother (from Swedish background) used this expression to denote surprise or concern when I acted precociously or stupidly as a child. I took it to be a short form of "Oh, you dear child!" for "Ach, du lieber Kind!" or "Oh, you dear idiot!" for "Ach, du lieber Dummkopf!". They probably left out the object noun to cover both sentiments. Such is the typical German virtue for efficiency and bluntness....

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