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God's green earth

God's green earth noun: the world.

Noun

God's green earth

  1. (emphatic, idiomatic) The world.
    • No way on God's green earth is that going to happen.
    • [A] MEC model that will do nothing on God's green earth but take two steps forward, say 'Pleased to meet you, sir,' shake hands, then take two steps back...1958, Isaac Asimov, Lenny

Examples of God's green earth in a sentence

  • Few places on God's green earth are as imbued with primordial magic as those bordering the phantasmagoric waters of Fundy.1999, Dwain Campbell, Tales from the Frozen Ocean, page 8:
  • And with regard to the Toad Island bridge, junior, there's not a damn thing you or anyone else on God's green earth can do to stop it.2001, Carl Hiaasen, Sick puppy:

Words formed from God's green earth

Questions about God's green earth

What does God's green earth mean?
God's green earth means the world.
How do you use God's green earth in a sentence?
Few places on God's green earth are as imbued with primordial magic as those bordering the phantasmagoric waters of Fundy.
What part of speech is God's green earth?
God's green earth is a noun.

Words near God's green earth in the dictionary

  1. God's eye
  2. God's eyes
  3. God's gift
  4. God's gift to men
  5. God's gift to women
  6. God's green earth
  7. God's honest truth
  8. God's house
  9. God's houses
  10. God's law
  11. God's laws

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