God's green earth
The world.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“I cannot find my keys anywhere on God's green earth.”
“He searched every corner of God's green earth for his lost dog before finally finding him in the park.”
“She vowed that she would travel to every corner of God's green earth before she finally settled down to write her memoirs.”
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bow down before the porcelain god
Synonym of worship the porcelain god (“to vomit into a toilet bowl”).
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call someone everything but a child of God
To call someone many abusive names.
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Chinese green
Synonym of lokao.
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come down to earth
To be brought back to reality; to emerge from a daydream.
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cost the earth
To be a huge expense.
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edge of the earth
A very remote place.
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go green
To implement certain lifestyle changes designed to help one live in a more ecologically friendly way.
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go to the ends of the earth
To do everything possible to achieve something.
Last updated August 10, 2026