on the face of the earth
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English[edit]
Prepositional phrase[edit]
- Synonym of in the world
Usage notes[edit]
Used as an intensifier after superlative adjectives.
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “on the face of the earth” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
- “on the face of the earth”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “on the face of the earth” (US) / “on the face of the earth” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.