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the Earth kept spinning

the Earth kept spinning phrase: a reply to an unimportant or insignificant statement, expressing indifference.

Phrase

the Earth kept spinning

  1. A reply to an unimportant or insignificant statement, expressing indifference

Questions about the Earth kept spinning

What does the Earth kept spinning mean?
The Earth kept spinning means a reply to an unimportant or insignificant statement, expressing indifference.
What part of speech is the Earth kept spinning?
The Earth kept spinning is a phrase.

Words near the Earth kept spinning in the dictionary

  1. the drinks are on me
  2. the Ds
  3. the dumps
  4. the early bird catches the worm
  5. the early bird gets the worm
  6. the Earth kept spinning
  7. The Emergency
  8. The Enchantments
  9. the end
  10. the end justifies the means
  11. the end of one's rope

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