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off the face of the earth

off the face of the earth prepositional phrase: used to emphasize the state of cessation, destruction, termination, etc.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Used to emphasize the state of cessation, destruction, termination, etc.
    • Those files were wiped off the face of the earth.
    Synonyms:
    the face of the earth

Synonyms of off the face of the earth

  • the face of the earth

Questions about off the face of the earth

What does off the face of the earth mean?
Off the face of the earth means used to emphasize the state of cessation, destruction, termination, etc.
What part of speech is off the face of the earth?
Off the face of the earth is a prepositional phrase.

Words near off the face of the earth in the dictionary

  1. off the clock
  2. off the cuff
  3. off the deep end
  4. off the derech
  5. off the dome
  6. off the face of the earth
  7. off the grid
  8. off the ground
  9. off the heezay
  10. off the heezies
  11. off the heezy

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