in God's/heaven's name
also in the name of God/heavenused to add force to something that is said. Some people find the use of "God" offensive:
What in God's name caused that outburst?
Why in the name of God didn't you tell me sooner?
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Linguistics: question words & expressions
- devil
- how about...? idiom
- how, what, why, etc. on earth... idiom
- interrogative
- name
- shall
- what the blazes...? idiom
- what's the score? idiom
- what/where/how/why the devil idiom
- whatever
- when
- whence
- whenever
- where
- which
- whither
- whose
- why
- world
- would you like...? idiom
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