单词 | god's earth |
释义 | > as lemmasGod's earth God's earth n. the earth; frequently in on God's (dear or green) earth. ΚΠ 1583 T. Stocker tr. Tragicall Hist. Ciuile Warres Lowe Countries i. 138 b There were but 200 Spaniardes laid on Gods deare earth. 1595 G. Peele Old Wiues Tale sig. D4v The veriest vixen that liues vpon Gods earth. 1602 R. Carew Surv. Cornwall i. f. 74 Till..he be layd flat on Gods deare earth. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VI. xxx. 108 There was not a viler fellow upon God's earth, than me. 1844 Waukesha (Wisconsin Territory) Chronotype 15 June 1/4 Crucifixion..not for a big name on the lips of all ages—but for foot-hold upon God's Earth? 1898 Argosy Aug. 166 A more villainous collection of desperadoes never blighted God's earth. 1905 L. Woolf Let. 16 July (1990) 96 He..spent the whole morning in trying vainly to make his room not the foulest & hugest filthpacket on God's earth. 1922 S. Lewis Babbitt xx. 255 Now, here's Paul, the nicest, most sensitive critter on God's green earth. 1982 N. Boyd Three Victorian Women 90 One last gigantic effort to turn God's dear earth into hell. 2006 M. O'Farrell Vanishing Act Esme Lennox 188 There is no way on God's earth I would consider him any relation to me. < as lemmas |
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