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God's green earth


The world.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

I cannot find my keys anywhere on God's green earth.

CONTEXTUAL

He searched every corner of God's green earth for his lost dog before finally finding him in the park.

COMPLEX

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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    Synonym of worship the porcelain god (“to vomit into a toilet bowl”).

  2. 02

    call someone everything but a child of God

    To call someone many abusive names.

  3. 03

    Chinese green

    Synonym of lokao.

  4. 04

    come down to earth

    To be brought back to reality; to emerge from a daydream.

  5. 05

    cost the earth

    To be a huge expense.

  6. 06

    edge of the earth

    A very remote place.

  7. 07

    go green

    To implement certain lifestyle changes designed to help one live in a more ecologically friendly way.

  8. 08

    go to the ends of the earth

    To do everything possible to achieve something.

Last updated August 10, 2026