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Earth to someone

Earth to someone phrase: used to call the attention of a distracted person.

Phrase

Earth to someone

  1. (humorous) Used to call the attention of a distracted person.
    • Hello! ...Hello? Earth to Daniel!
  2. (humorous) Used to suggest that a person's opinion is divorced from reality.

Origin of Earth to someone

Suggesting a control room on Earth communicating with a crew on a space mission.

Questions about Earth to someone

What does Earth to someone mean?
Earth to someone means used to call the attention of a distracted person.
What part of speech is Earth to someone?
Earth to someone is a phrase.

Words near Earth to someone in the dictionary

  1. Earth Surface People
  2. earth surface person
  3. Earth terminal
  4. Earth terminals
  5. earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust
  6. Earth to someone
  7. earth tone
  8. earth tones
  9. earth tongue
  10. earth tongues
  11. earth tremor

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