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like the wrath of God

like the wrath of God prepositional phrase: very bad or unpleasant.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (colloquial, simile) Very bad or unpleasant.
    • "You look like the wrath of God, honey," she said, hooking her hand through Anne's arm and drawing her with her.1926, Geraldine Bonner, The Leading Lady

Questions about like the wrath of God

What does like the wrath of God mean?
Like the wrath of God means very bad or unpleasant.
What part of speech is like the wrath of God?
Like the wrath of God is a prepositional phrase.

Words near like the wrath of God in the dictionary

  1. like the man said
  2. like the man says
  3. like the new time
  4. like the sound of one's own voice
  5. like the wind
  6. like the wrath of God
  7. like there is no tomorrow
  8. like there was no tomorrow
  9. like there were no tomorrow
  10. like there's no tomorrow
  11. like throwing a hot dog down a hallway

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